Systems of the Soul

Systems of the Soul: A Prelude

There are many ways to understand this journey of life—spiritualities, religions, philosophies, even cults. Of them all, the two that have always resonated most with me are Buddhism and Stoicism, especially the shared id......

11/03/25, 00:00:00

An Endless State of Suffering

There I was, facing my grief head-on — every word spoken another dagger to the heart. For a long time, I clung to the thought that if I just tried a bit harder, it wouldn’t be true — as if I could somehow fix the facts t......

05/20/26, 18:34:35

The Space Between Feeling and Response

Every morning I would wake up angry — regardless of how well I had slept. If there were many things waiting for me that day, the anger only deepened. Some mornings it was a dull ache behind my eyes; others it was an expl......

05/20/26, 18:34:35

Voices We Carry

During my healing, I discovered the root of a childhood wound. When I was in the fifth grade, I asked a girl to go to the dance with me. She said “No” in the nicest tone possible — a kind, easy letdown. But as I turned a......

05/20/26, 18:34:35

The Power in a Pause

In today’s world of six-second videos, doom-scrolling, dating apps, and content on tap, it’s easy to live life fast. In fact, that’s the pace we’re encouraged to move in. Get the job, find the relationship, get married, ......

11/17/25, 00:00:00