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Hello world, it’s me, Eli.
I feel it’s time. The right time. The time to reintroduce myself. Time to open up. Time to be authentic. Time to be vulnerable. Time to be me.
Apr 3, 2025
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On Leaving, Again
When movement becomes a way of listening
Jan 10
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The Woman who Lived Fully
On recognition, energy, and the kind of woman I hope to become
Jan 7
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How Do You Trust Again After Betrayal?
Nov 25, 2025
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I Used to Hate Winter
Nov 29, 2025
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I Never Wanted to Be a Highly Sensitive Person
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After Him, the Silence Was Too Loud
Nov 17, 2025
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A Priest, a Plane, and a Story About Faith
Aug 25, 2025
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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
Sep 8, 2025
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Magic Happens Outside Your Door
On running, winter mornings, and falling in love with the cold
Jan 4
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When The Romance Ends
but it doesn’t break me the way it used to.
Jan 2
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The Summer I Mistook for Freedom, Part II
On excess, belonging, and choosing a different life
Dec 28, 2025
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Walking Past a Life I No Longer Live in, Part I
On returning to a place where a former version of me once belonged
Dec 23, 2025
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The Return of the Light
A quiet reflection on winter solstice, Christmas, and coming together
Dec 20, 2025
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Running Toward Myself
On letting go of old voices and becoming someone new, breath by breath.
Dec 12, 2025
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I Never Wanted to Be a Highly Sensitive Person
I spent years fighting it, but now I’m learning to listen.
Dec 4, 2025
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I Used to Hate Winter
Why I stopped running from winter and finally let myself rest.
Nov 29, 2025
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How Do You Trust Again After Betrayal?
I’m realizing it was never about my worth, but about his own wounds.
Nov 25, 2025
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After Him, the Silence Was Too Loud
and I am still figuring out how to return to myself.
Nov 17, 2025
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I Didn’t Cry Over Him. I Cried Over a Room.
Sometimes the places you enter feel you before you feel them.
Nov 15, 2025
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Kiss and Fly
What if letting go is the only way to arrive?
Nov 9, 2025
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No One Took Love Away — I Did.
and now I’m learning to let it stay
Nov 4, 2025
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