Spirit Sick: On Dreaming, Grief, and Los Angeles Weather
A reflection on Spirit, grief, and the strange courage it takes to keep dreaming in a city that makes no sense and still makes you say, “God, I love it here.”
We’re Not Here for the Fireworks. We’re Here for the Firewood
On letting go of performative strength and reclaiming grounded power.
🌒 I Don’t Know: A Declaration of Power
“I don’t know” isn’t a flaw, it’s a fertile beginning. It’s the pause where self-trust is built, where clarity grows in the quiet.
Baking on the Roof While Everything Burns
The role hasn’t arrived, the love hasn’t landed, but I have the rooftop and the stubborn, echoing belief that it’s still worth asking the questions.
This Is How Frozen Yogurt Was Invented
A meditation on neutrality, imbalance, and the seductive myth of evenness.
C'mon Back In, Politics — the Water's Warm
I gave my heart to a small collective and it broke me open. Now I’m turning toward the bigger one, ready to care out loud again, even when it hurts.
Chosen Aloneness: How We Got Here, and How We Come Back
We’re not just lonely — we’re opting out of connection altogether. This short essay explores our shift toward chosen aloneness, what we’ve lost in the process, and how we might begin to come back to each other.
Permission to Be In the Way
An exploration of self-blame, spiritual pressure, and the grace of standing still.
Every Telling Has a Tailing: The Politics of Narrative, Identity, and Knowing
There is no such thing as a neutral truth. From the way we measure our height to the way we define identity, every “fact” is loaded with history, power, and cultural memory. In this essay, I explore the politics of narrative in the age of AI, and why discernment, not data, is the real power skill of our time.
Ferris Bueller Saved My Life Too
I always loved Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, but I didn’t know it saved my life until my mom told me it saved hers. This personal essay traces the unexpected legacy of one joyful movie across generations, and how it rewrote my family’s story before I even knew I was in it.
The Canary on the Rock
A poetic essay for anyone who’s ever made it out and wondered what to do with the air.
After the Washing Machine
This isn’t about robots. It’s about what happens when the labor stops — and we’re finally left with ourselves.
Sometimes You Have to Play the Fool: A Theology of Resonance, Creativity, and Andrew Garfield
This piece sits at the intersection of cinema, creativity, and spiritual resonance. It’s not a sermon. It’s a story — about the moments that feel like God, and the art that brings us closer to our own aliveness.
We Don’t Need Another Tinder: Emotional Intelligence in the Age of AI
What happens when we train machines to solve problems but not understand people? This essay explores how we got here — and what we must do differently.
🕯️ What a 100-Year Company Looks Like in 2025
A hundred-year company doesn’t endure because it resists change, it endures because it remembers who it’s for.
From Marble to Moss: Why My Spirituality Needs to Breathe Now
I used to build my faith like a monument - clean lines, no cracks. But marble doesn’t breathe.
The Version of Mary I’m Becoming
I left the doctrine. I kept the hunger. Now I bake with honey.