How am I?How do I feel? I do not know how to answer those questions lately. I am not exactly sad. I am not exactly happy either. Maybe I am somewhere close to happiness, but not fully there. I am functioning. I get through the day. I answer messages, finish tasks, and show up where…

I woke up today already feeling behind. Not in a dramatic, everything-is-falling-apart kind of way—just a quiet, steady sense that I didn’t quite know where to begin. I had already been awake for a while. I ate breakfast. I sent a few work messages. On the surface, the day had already started. But internally, I…

I had been awake for more than two hours, and still, I hadn’t really started my day. I knew there were things waiting for me—real responsibilities I couldn’t ignore. A paper I needed to review. Students who had scheduled consultations with me. A handbook I needed to revisit so I could show up prepared. None…

I didn’t start this blog because I had everything figured out.I started it because I didn’t. There have been days when my thoughts felt too heavy to carry quietly. Days when even simple things—getting up, walking around, making conversation—took more effort than they should. And in those moments, I found myself searching for something steady.…