Sometimes the biggest changes aren't visible. A memory from the Army, a lesson from Burning Man, and the realities of stroke recovery led me to a simple question: after all the complaining, what are you actually doing to fix it?
Tag: friendship
“The Expiration Date on Sympathy”
The hardest part of grief isn’t always the catastrophe itself. Sometimes it’s realizing the world quietly resumes while you’re still standing in the wreckage trying to understand what survived.
I’m Fine
“How are you?” may be the most dishonest social ritual we participate in daily. A sardonic reflection on performative concern, survival-mode conversations, and why most people really only want the short version.
Otherwise I’m Fine
“How are you doing?” seems like such a simple question until life becomes complicated enough that there’s no simple answer anymore. A reflection on survival mode, grief, friendships, executive function, and learning to walk a very different road than the one imagined years ago.