A couple of days ago, I did something small but strangely significant: I texted an old friend. We hadn’t spoken in a while. Things between us had gone off track, not because we stopped being friends, but because life threw us into a disagreement we couldn’t quite navigate. Still, I remembered her. And for me, … Continue reading The Stoic Guide to Being Left on Read
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Dealing with Emotional Vampires: Their Problem, Not Ours
One afternoon, my friend came to me and opened up her problem. She told me she felt tired and did not have enough time to rest. The illness started to attack her. Her body wasn't in good shape lately. Also, she missed her kids, because she couldn't be there for them. Before she told me … Continue reading Dealing with Emotional Vampires: Their Problem, Not Ours


