Making Room for Joy: Not a Reward
Lately, I’ve been thinking about joy. Not as something we earn only after overcoming hardship, or something reserved for moments when life is finally settled, h...
Author: Khaya Ronkainen
Khaya Ronkainen writes poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. This blog explores all things writing and living, aka personal history, cross-cultural experiences, nature, language, and the many ways people carry home within and across borders.
It Will Come: A Lesson from René Rilke
Everything must be carried to term before it is born. To wait with deep humility and patience for the hour when a new clarity is delivered: that alone is to liv...
Making Room for Love’s New Shape: Sense of Self
Our mothers are often among the most influential people in our lives. It may be why so many of us think of them, with certainty, as our role models. Yet, as Mar...