A reflection on over-responsibility, self-awareness, and the power of choosing what’s truly ours to carry Photo by tommao wang on Unsplash The Conversation That Sparked This Realization This summer, I had a conversation with a friend that stayed with me. She was telling me about her work — how overwhelmed she felt, how disorganized things were at her job, how much her team needed her, how everyone was dramatic, unreliable, unavailable, and how she was doing everything she cou

Why fear divides us — and how unity can heal Photo by Gary Butterfield on Unsplash The Climate of Division In the United States today, politics feels less like debate and more like a battlefield. News feeds, family dinners, and online arguments all point to the same reality: we’re living in a time of deep division. Coming home, I see it in my own family. Politics isn’t just about laws or policies anymore — it touches emotions, stirs fears, and sometimes drives wedges between