Dine's Ethos

From the inner workings of my mind.

lifeupdate

  • Almost 29

    I find it hard to believe that I’ve been alive for almost 29 years. That’s crazy. 29 years and I still feel so unsure in my existence. 29 years and I still feel like a fawn learning how to walk. The past nine months have carved in me the importance of perspective, gratitude, and resilience. Continue reading

  • One day at a time

    I used to live years ahead.Now I’m just trying to make it through today. When you’ve spent your whole life planning—school, career, moves—how do you suddenly let it all go? How do you take things one day at a time when you’ve trained your brain to stay ten steps ahead? How do you unlearn?  It Continue reading

  • This wasn’t the plan

    I’m a planner. I map everything down to the smallest details—spreadsheets for trips, checklists for just about everything. My sisters might say I have a control problem. Lollll. Lordtttt. But man, when shit goes sideways, it really goes sideways. All the way. I went to the ER on a random Sunday night at 10 p.m., Continue reading

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