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Healing Is a Spiral

We often imagine healing or grief as a wavy line with its ups and downs, but still generally moving toward a better place. We know

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The Privilege of Time Passing by Slowly

I’ve come to realize how privileged it is to feel as though time goes by slowly. When we live through new experiences, each moment is

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A Lot Can Happen in a Week

I keep getting proven how much can change in a week. A new meeting, a new opportunity, a new path — I could go on and on.

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Obsessions with Timelines

We love to believe that control is an objective fact: we either have it or we don’t. We are obsessed with confirming whether we’re

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Being Exposed

Last Friday, September 12th, I had the honor of being a part of the first exhibition orchestrated by the collective Quoituart? — the

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The Past, the Present & the Future

Recently, I found myself tossing and turning until 4 a.m., unable to make sense of how I was feeling. There it was: a new facet of the

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A Cone of Henna

I bought a cone of henna — to decorate myself with words and illustrations for the last few weeks of sunbathing season. How fun is

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An Orgasmic Last Kiss to Summer

“If you want an orgasmic life, you have to slow the fuck down to realize you’re already in the dance of pleasure.”

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How to Feel Alive

Recently, I’ve come to a more concrete realization: life isn’t about being submerged in happiness at all times. While this may differ

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A Retrospective on the Out of Reach

Isn’t it funny that we all have that one person who lingers? An old friend, an old fling, someone who could’ve been, someone who did

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Living Like the Poets

“She said that was the only way for us to live, to be like the poets. That’s what she said. If all you ever see is reality, you just want to die.”

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When You Cross Paths with Real Energy

Yesterday, amidst the rain, I remembered something so easily forgotten : Real energy is delicate. It requires care and subtlety; it is

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The Perfect Summer Blush

This summer, I’ve been loving the blush-and-bronzer–but–no–eye-makeup look. It’s a more minimalist approach to makeup. The one

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A Watch as Summer Begins

Recently, during a plane ride, I watched Before Sunrise for the first time—the 1995 romantic drama that tells the story of a young man

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Do We Limit Our Joy?

“In English, we have the words "empathy" and "compassion" to express our ability to feel the pain that others suffer, but we don't have a word for experiencing vicarious joy

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