The Quiet Courage of Seeing for Yourself

Long before we learn how to speak, we are taught how to obey. Obedience is presented as goodness. Agreement is praised as maturity. Adjustment is rewarded as intelligence. Slowly, silently, the word “yes” is planted inside us before we ever learn to ask why. We learn to fit in, to not disturb, to not question […]

What Left Was Never Yours

As this new year begins, I don’t wish you more strength. I wish you less weight. There is a quiet suffering many carry into the new year not because something ended, but because the mind keeps calling it a loss. Look closely. The one who left was never yours. The mind is very cunning. It […]