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Winter is here—dark evenings rolling in and interrupting our afternoons, chilled rainy days that make even the most extroverted among us crave a blanket and a slow kettle. This time of year always feels a little abrupt, as if the world tilts suddenly and asks us to adapt overnight. And so we reach for the small rituals that help us muddle through the darkest days: cold walks under low skies, strings of lights thrown over anything that will sit still, and the ancient human imp

It’s been an unintended two-week break from posting, and honestly, it feels right to start here—with transparency. I’m still very much figuring out what life looks like in the “after.” After loss. After the shock settles. After routine dissolves and slowly rebuilds itself into something unfamiliar. Grief has its own clock, and mine has been ticking loudly these past few weeks. I’m learning, slowly, to let myself be where I am. And where I am is someone who is grieving, someon

Imagine if every board meeting began with: “Before we start, please forget whether you’re the CEO, the intern, the shareholder, or the warehouse worker.” It sounds absurd, but it’s the closest real-world equivalent to a thought experiment that political philosopher John Rawls proposed in the 1970s—a tool that has quietly shaped modern debates about justice, rights, and fairness. It also happens to be one of the most useful ways I’ve found to think about power and responsibili

In every society, remembrance shapes identity. The way we choose to mark the past — through statues, murals, memorials, or silence — says as much about who we are now as it does about what came before. Across the world, communities are rethinking how they remember: who they celebrate, whose stories are left out, and how these choices influence the places we live in. From Confederate statues in the United States, to tributes to colonial figures in England and Ireland, to the r

Exploring how structure and heart can work together—what non-profits can learn from corporate governance to sustain both people and purpose.

Originally written during my postgraduate studies in 2021, this reflection revisits how our understanding of security—what we value, protect, and build around—continues to shape both global issues and local community life today. Back in 2021, while studying Conflict Transformation and Social Justice in Belfast, I wrote a reflection on the concept of security — a term I had heard countless times but never truly paused to understand. Reading Mike Bourne’s Understanding Security