Learning to Ask for Help
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I have this deeply rooted fear of burdening others. Growing up, there was a huge emphasis on the principle of protecting the family’s reputation and privacy, as well as living in a way so as not to owe anyone anything. This bred a culture of secrecy and distrust that has permeated my adult life.
Reconciling Workaholism with Chronic Illness
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Rest has never come easily to me, and I know I’m not alone in that. In our hustle culture, rest is earned, not given.
The Case for Slow Reading
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But that’s the thing, isn’t it? With that kind of speed, it’s about consumption rather than digestion. Admittedly when I’m reading quickly, I am essentially giving myself the equivalent of a Sparknotes taste before deciding to fully invest.
Making a Home for Grief
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I put “heal” in quotations because as grieving people know, it’s a bit of a misnomer; you don’t really heal from grief; it merely evolves as time passes. There’s also never point where you are fully free from it.
Whole
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Sometimes I think about what it is to stay behind when everyone else has walked on. Because I think for most of my life I have felt like I am waiting in the town of cats, where the train keeps passing by but never stops,
