Within six months, he'd have a heart attack at 24 years old.
Becoming Unobstructed
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Good things happen to those who participate. But I'd planned on being a spectator, not a participant...
My 93-year-old neighbor forgot, so I let him.
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Turns out my doctor’s a real person. I spotted him at a local coffee shop today. As in, somewhere ot...
I want to be someone who engages effortlessly online, but I'm not. Maybe you relate?
Productivity for the sake of productivity is dumb, but so is performing your indifference by doing n...
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Writer, thinker, coffee drinker. Sharing reflections, essays, and podcast episodes on navigating agency, grief, and creativity in daily life.
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