Midlife

For a long time, later feels endless. Later is where rest goes. Where attention goes. Where the parts of life that don’t fit neatly into the day are placed and promised to someday. Later is patient. It doesn’t press. It waits quietly while everything else takes priority. Most of us learn to live this way … Read more

There is a particular way people sit when they believe they are taking up too much space. It’s subtle. A leaning forward. Hands busy with something unnecessary. A posture that suggests they might leave at any moment if needed. As if sitting were temporary, conditional, or slightly inconvenient to someone else. Many of us learned … Read more