Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Two Truths, One Life

 “Paradoxical juxtaposition: two truths, one life, still forward.”

Life isn’t a clean hallway with doors labeled Right and Wrong. It’s a thrift store. A little beautiful, a little broken, everything piled together. You pick up a sweater that doesn’t quite fit but keeps you warm anyway, and you wear it until it doesn’t. That’s how most of our decisions go—cozy and complicated.

Snuffing the Small Light — a field guide to staying lit when people try to dim you

 I’ve been thinking about joy the way you think about a match in wind. A tiny flame, imperfect and stubborn, doing its best impression of a ...