Community as Infrastructure The potluck isn't a break from the work. It's the work in its quiet phase—building the network before you need it urgently.
The 32-Year Mirror A college student calculated he'd spend 32 years on screens. The number changed him—not because it was advice, but because it was a mirror.
The Rest You Can't Retreat Into The nervous system doesn't speak the language of events. It speaks the language of pattern. The retreat alone won't save you. The daily practice will.
The Exhausting Conversation Some conversations deplete not because they're hostile but because they matter. The exhaustion isn't failure—it's proportional to the weight you're carrying.
The Privatization of Recovery Recovery was never supposed to be a solo project. When the infrastructure that holds us withdraws, it doesn't create a neutral gap—it creates a cascade.