The things we carry quietly.
Some experiences are difficult to explain. Loneliness. Grief. Change. Uncertainty. The feeling of starting again when life hasn’t turned out quite as expected.
Literature, art and writing can sometimes give us another way of looking at these things — not necessarily to solve them, but to help us see them more clearly.
Here you’ll find reflections on the quieter, more complicated parts of being human.
EXPLORE THE INNER LIFE
Dreams are great, but just sometimes we have to leave some of them behind. That isn’t as depressing as it sounds; it just reflects that in this ever-changing life we have to make some necessary decisions.
THE STRANGE GRIEF OF AN UNDISCOVERED WEBSITE
On the peculiar ache of creating something meaningful and wondering whether anyone will ever find it.
THE UNTETHERED SOUL BY MICHAEL SINGER
The world is creating and unfolding right before our eyes but instead of accepting the process, we continually strive to mould the world into what we want it to be, becoming unhappy if it doesn’t fit our expectations.
ON SOLITUDE BY MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE
What an old essay can tell us about the difference between being alone and being lonely.