December 2025 Issue, Week 1

When we take a break, it often feels like so much has happened by the time we publish again. If you are

As the year draws to a close, I return to a truth that has carried me through both triumphs and struggles.

Christmas didn’t begin as the season we know today. It didn’t begin with Santa, tinsel, manic shopping,

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A personal journey through collapse, reinvention, and the shift that changed everything.

I’ve always

Permit me, dear reader, to begin with something that sets the stage not through grand flair or dramatic