Embrace the Mess, Find the Magic

Dear Reader, Twice recently, someone has described me—or my life—as fascinating. And both times, it made my breath catch a little and my eyes get a little misty. Because fascinating isn't a word I would have thought to use. I'm so used to being inside this life. To me, it's just...my life. All the weird turns and hard things. The things I've survived, the things I've figured out, the things I'm still figuring out. From the inside, so much of it has felt messy. Heavy. Sometimes, often even...