Opinions: On What?
I’ve kept a journal since I was eight, pouring my thoughts onto its pages every Sunday. Rereading those old journals still gives me a rush of anxiety, but writing has been a cathartic and essential way of processing life—and of living it fully.
Above all, writing has been a tool for curiosity, helping me bridge the many worlds I inhabit—as a traveler, a scholar, and someone navigating life. At my high school graduation, our principal asked us to make a promise: to remain lifelong learners. I took that charge seriously. Degrees and titles may follow us, but learning happens every day, in the places we know intimately and the ones we’ve only just discovered. Writing allows me to return to those places with new eyes, in harmony with one of my favorite quotes: “Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.”
I hope this space becomes an extension of that philosophy—a place for sharing, learning, and a kind of symbiotic conversation that helps me grow into a more thoughtful, informed, and empathetic person.
This will be a home for the internal journeys that thread through my many interests … and all the small and sweeping moments that shape a life. I’ve come to believe that meaning doesn’t just live in the extraordinary; it thrives in the everyday, the ordinary, the ubiquitous. That is where I find joy, and it’s where I hope to meet you.
Here, I’ll share the musings I once thought too random or insignificant to belong anywhere. I’m beginning to understand that they are precisely the opposite: they are the threads that connect us. Happiness, I hold fast to the belief, is only real when shared—and sharing isn’t limited to adventures or milestones. It’s found in the small wonders, the quiet thoughts, and the gentle moments that reveal our common humanity.
Thank you for reading, and thank you for joining me on this journey.
With gratitude,
Earlene
