Death does not resemble what we imagine before we have met it. It is not an ending to be feared from a distance — it is a teacher, exact and merciless, revealing at once what we had truly loved and what we had only pretended to love. I did not learn
When survival depends entirely on what you do next, you discover capacities you did not know you had.
"Self discovery is rarely chosen. More often it is forced — by a railroad track, a question nobody else can answer, and the terrifying realization that your life has been invisible." In August 2005, Desmond Meade stood in front of railroad tracks in Miami waiting for a train to
During COVID, I became obsessed with a podcast by one of my favorite storytellers at the time, Chazz Palminteri. If you’ve never seen A Bronx Tale, I highly recommend you go watch it. Watch Here Not only did Chazz write it, but it’s a beautiful coming-of-age
"Inner work doesn't happen in the ceremony. It happens on Monday morning."
He had 100 post-it notes all over his apartment. Same words on every one. His goal. His identity. The version of himself he was building back toward after his ACL blew out and the suicidal thoughts came and everything he thought he was fell apart. Every morning. Every evening.
Last week I went to a Yin Yoga class in Wynwood, here in Miami. I’ve recently started going every Tuesday evening with my friend Gian Carlo, who had been inviting me for months. Since I have a little more free time these days, I finally said yes. Yin Yoga
What Watts understood about community, resilience, and building something real when the system has already left the building
Family Constellation work doesn’t heal you by showing you the truth. It heals you when you decide to do something about it.
On mystery, creation, and why artists should never explain their work.
What Alexander the Great asked for in his final hours — and what it cost me to understand it
On being a nurse at the frontlines — and what happens when the system you gave your life to stops making sense.