Personal Growth

Learning is a gift, and many of life’s secrets are held within books.Recently, a friend asked me how I made it through a challenging upbringing, and my answer was this: my love of learning. From a young age, I always loved learning. I loved school for the safe structure it provided, the sweet friendships I found there, and the daily adventure of adding something new to my brain. When I was in college studying chemistry, I ended up teaching alongside a professor who specialize

I’ve begun the journey of folding 1000 paper cranes—not as a race to finish, but as a practice in slowing down, being present, and welcoming change. Each crane invites me into patience, detail, and peace, reminding me to rest when I am tired and trust the rhythm of right timing. The first 100 now hang on birch, a tree of new beginnings. As I fold, I carry the question: what is the path of least resistance? A meditation in paper, presence, and transformation.