Looking inward isn’t about finding who you’ll be but remembering who you’ve always been. Letting go of who you think you should be is the first step towards becoming who you truly are.

I’m always questioning what has been passed on. I don’t want to become a stranger to myself. Unbecoming is lifelong. It’s creating space for the unknown.

But I’m

... See more

This time in life — 20s, college, whatever — feels like a fragile one, where the choices i make Really Matter, and where a lot of what I like about myself is still performative/logic-driven/an-imitation-of-others/conscious. I need help affirming + cementing how i act until it becomes instinct + impulse, and I need help clearing away the

... See more

Maybe that's what this essay is really about: the journey from "What will this say about me?" to "What does this want to become?" From "How can I prove I'm good enough?" to "How can I be present enough to do justice to this moment, this challenge, this opportunity to engage with something larger than my own small anxieties?"