why I refuse to let life become predictable too soon
A reflection on the quiet itch for change — the urge to move, start over, and chase something new. Is it freedom, or just restlessness disguised as reinvention? A 20-something’s search for balance between stability and the freedom to explore.
the age of forgetting: why we’re remembering less (and why that’s not always bad)
In an age where our phones act as a storage device for our memories, the question arises as to whether we’re losing our natural memory. However, could it be possible forgetting is adaption in disguise – the brains way of learning to let go of the unimportant so we don’t drown in information?
the beginning of a book I’ll never finish
THIS WAS WRITTEN IN JULY 2023. CHAPTER ONE We look back on life with a sense of nostalgia… almost like we didn’t expect it to end. However, we know, we ALL know that our lives are not promised, and that death is inevitable. We know that everything is bound to end, even if we don’t…
people pleasing
Why do we people please? Why do we focus so much on other peoples perceptions of us? Why do we want to please others so much… sometimes more than we want to please ourselves? I’m not sure about you, but I put a lot of energy into making sure other people are happy. I do…
finding comfort in people watching
I love to people watch. I love being able to look at school kids and feel nostalgic about my time in school; I love looking at a stranger and seeing a piece of someone I love in them; I love seeing people in love and how happy they are and I love seeing old people…
