The Wisdom Of lingering on the thresold
With all its logic and rules, life at its core is entirely unpredictable. We are on an endless journey, walking through doors which keep taking us somewhere unexpected. A grocery store opens onto a beach, which leads to your childhood bedroom, from there to a phone booth, the land of giants, a bus stop.
The Power Of Naming Things
Have you ever experienced the dissonance of knowing better, yet still doing what is familiar? I know I have. Many times. And while some situations require more than the single impulse of realization to undergo a full change, many times the answer to the dissonance is much simpler
The Diner I Never Worked At And Other Unsuccessful Stories
When I was seven, I announced that I wanted to work in a diner. My parents were properly horrified. It would take many years before I realized that my real question in that moment was not about my career path, but about the meaning of success.