Wisdom is how you live.
What if purpose isn’t about power — but presence?
This reflection travels from Loki’s final act to ancient myths and a mischievous Indian poet, exploring how sacred disruption, steady care, and quiet conviction can shape the soul of a lifetime.
Raised in overlapping worlds of Protestant faith, Catholic school, and secular college, I didn’t grow up Nazrani—but I carry their quiet legacy. This piece explores how presence, not performance, became my spiritual grounding.
Most of us live like time is out to get us — rushing, resisting, racing the clock. But during a painful tattoo session, I discovered a radical shift: time can dissolve when we meet it through breath. This is how I stopped counting minutes and started inhabiting them.
In today’s workplace, professionalism is often mistaken for grace—and leadership for visibility. This piece explores how our growing appetite for applause is confusing duty with virtue, and what that means for the next generation of leaders.
They were raised on performance, productivity, and polish.
Now they’re waking up.
Not to rebel—but to remember what it means to be human.
This is the story of the 19%, their legacy, and the quiet migration of meaning.
A personal invitation to remember what’s true before it’s translated.
An essay on the unseen systems behind modern conflict, the hijacking of grief, and why cheering from the sidelines may cost us more than we realize.
We’re often taught that respect must be earned—but what if it was never meant to be transactional? In this reflection, I trace the evolution of the word “respect,” share a generational story about a seat, and invite us to remember that true respect isn’t grand—it’s grounded. A spiritual act. A simple one.
Before thought, there is presence. Before language, there is life. This short reflection invites you to return to the root of self — where you’ve always been.
A tender meditation on the quiet exhaustion of hiding your truth, and the courage it takes to return to your full, unmasked self. For those who are not broken—just early.
