The Things He Carried

Notes from a beautifully chaotic picnic

Photo by Nik Shuliahin on Unsplash

I’d say I wish every day and collection of them was picture-perfect, but no part of me genuinely feels that way today. This is because, as good as the good days are, it’s taken me 35 whole years, to learn in one of the most difficult fashions possible — it’s the hard and dark days and cold nights that truly transform us into who we’re meant to become and…