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Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing?

When I came across the Vogue piece by Chanté Joseph asking if having a boyfriend is now embarrassing, I laughed mostly because it’s a question I’ve…

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September 2025

Five Challenges the West Will Face in the Next Ten Years

Every decade arrives with its own storms, but the next 5–10 years may bring challenges unlike anything Western democracies have faced in a century.

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When You Let Go of the Outcome, What You Desire Starts Chasing You

We’ve all been there gripping tightly to a dream, a goal, or a relationship.

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The Buddha Within: Awakening the Light Inside

It’s easy to think of enlightenment as something far away something reserved for monks on mountaintops or ancient sages lost in time.

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April 2025

Survival Taught You Habits Peace No Longer Requires

There’s a version of you that was built for survival.

Apr 25 • 

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You always have the power, my dear. You just had to learn how to use it for yourself.”

There’s something quiet but powerful in realizing that no one is coming to “save” you and also, that no one needs to.

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March 2025

The Power of Unconditional Love in Growth and Healing

People thrive when they are loved well.

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There Is No Gate, No Lock, No Bolt You Can Set Upon the Freedom of My Mind.

Virginia Woolf’s powerful words “There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind” capture the essence of intellectual…

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The Greatest Communication: Who We Are Over What We Say

Communication is often thought of as the words we speak, the sentences we carefully construct, and the messages we try to convey.

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