When Someone Stops Showing Up
At the YMCA, people don’t just come to work out—they come to belong. When someone stops showing up, their absence is felt. This is a reflection on community, aging, and the power of being noticed.
From the Year of the Snake to the Year of the Horse: A Personal Reflection
As the Year of the Snake comes to a close, I find myself looking back not with nostalgia, but with reverence. This was not a year of visible milestones or tidy victories. It was a year of reckoning. Of survival. Of shedding layers that had grown too tight to breathe in.