Tag: Small Victories
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The Moment Before
I started meditating back in 2020. My then-psychologist thought it would be good for my overthinking and anxiety. I re-downloaded a meditation app I gave up on and sat on…
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Cleaning
Lately, keeping my tiny apartment clean has become more and more important to me. I guess it’s because that’s an easy way to pretend that the new week ahead, otherwise…
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Hugs
I’ve been thinking a lot about hugs lately. A month ago or so, Dad stopped by to visit me. We talked for a while over coffee. I confessed that I…
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Take A Walk
Turns out its much easier to lose the ability to do things than to gain it. So to avoid this kind of loss, Mom and I take a walk.
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Represented
I love TV. It’s a somewhat one-way love: TV doesn’t always love me back, or at least it feels that way. Ever since I started my complicated and unexpected journey…
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Problems
Every time I leave the house, I pack a bag. I try to be prepared for all kinds of problems: I take a contact lenses liquid bottle, an extra pair…
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Balance
Much of my life is about balance. I don’t mean that in the spiritual sense this time. Maintaining physical balance is figuring out the right way to carry things and…
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Sheets
My mom once commented that a person becomes independent when he or she washes their own underwear, “and I haven’t washed yours in a while.” Well, she’s right – between…
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Hold My Beer
Two years ago, I was nearing the end of my first year at the university. I wanted to go to the university’s annual festival, “Student’s Day”, but I was scared.…
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Crosswalks
I really don’t enjoy walking, as it involves moving my legs and carrying my own body weight (plus the occasional backpack) around, while trying to avoid obstacles of many kinds.…
