I think it’s healthy to figure out how to be alone without feeling lonely.
A Movie With Friends On Thursday Night
I walked up the movie theater stairs carefully in the dark as the pre-show played behind me. My seat in the back row, near the […]
The Secret to Friendship
Building friendships is a series of saying “yes” and showing up, again and again. There is a beauty in finding your people, the ones who share your interests and beliefs and whose hearts seem to mirror your own. The cosmic connection of being known by others.
The Meaning of the Middle
My friend Jenna said something to me in the spring of 2014 that changed me. She was visiting me in Boston during our senior year of college, and I was laying out my truths for her as we walked through Cambridge: that I hadn’t been okay, that I had relapsed in self-harm, that I felt like the nearly seven years I spent not relapsing meant nothing. I had promised myself never again and I had broken that promise. Spectacularly.
Wine-Colored Glasses
We are immersed in a heavy drinking culture, especially living in Austin when there are so many cool ways to drink casually: wine tastings, brewery hopping, hipsters bars, and great happy hour and boozy brunch deals. It does seem that most of social life is revolved around drinking. Even the most casual hang is a “come over for pizza and wine.”
Being Easy to Please
When I say easy to please, I don’t mean for the big things and I don’t mean settling. I think we should demand the best for ourselves in love, respect, and human dignity. I think we should rally and work and get better and better. I mean, when you can, find happiness in small moments.