The Evening I Made a Deal With Fire
On January 31, 2026 by archiveuserI had just finished a run. It was one of those cold December evenings where the air feels crispier on the skin. The rain had just wrapped up its work for the night. My breath was still fast. My face warm from the effort.And yet, my body shivered, heat and cold, negotiating their own uneasy
When the wind chimes chime
On May 4, 2025 by archiveuserAs long as the wind chimes chime, I know that the wind blows.And my heart is at peace — assured, steady, and even calmer. I’m not sure what it is exactly —the gentleness in their sound,or simply the way it envelops me in the present. It’s not noise.It isn’t even white noise.It’s the presence of
Quiet Courage
On April 29, 2025 by archiveuserQuiet Courage Once a boss asked me what my boldest venture to date was. Probably, he was asking to get to know me a little—or to set expectations for the new project I was going to work on. And boy, that made me think. Mind you, the question was being asked by a leader at