Living with This

There’s a way the body holds itself that we don’t always notice at first. It’s not tight enough to call it tension, and not sharp enough to name as stress. It’s just… held. We can feel it in small ways — in the shoulders that don’t quite drop even when we sit down, or in … Read more

There is a particular kind of waking that does not feel like rising. Your eyes open, and the list is already there. Not written. Not dramatic. Just present. What needs to be handled.Who needs something.What you forgot yesterday.What might go wrong today. Your body is still horizontal, but your mind has already stood up. This … Read more