From age 6-16, I trained extensively as a judoka. On the walls of our training hall, there hung two long banners with Japanese phrases on them. For whatever reason, I spent a lot of hours of my life transfixed on one of these banners. So transfixed, in fact, that I...
Today, I feel inspired to write to the you that lives 5 years ago. To some, this may seem impossible, but it’s only a matter of time before this email reaches them. Ever got caught in a cloud of the cheap perfume of a passerby, because the scent happened to be the...
If I gave you a gift and when I come to visit you, I require it to have a prominent place in your home…was that a gift, or a mark of territory? If you come to my party and I insist that you should’ve at least brought a gift…was that a gift, or a...
“I’m not myself today”, I told my friend once. And they replied: “What if you are simply being a part of your self you refuse to acknowledge?” That’s a conversation I still have mentally bookmarked. In another conversation with...
One of the more awkward phases of small talk (and making the transition to deeper conversations) can be the one where you realize you want to keep the conversation going, but can’t think of good questions to ask. It’s a moment that can feel a bit like...