Experience Archives - Vanilla Thought

On Patterns

Sometimes it takes someone else to remind you of your own pattern.

I’ve been sitting with the question of kids lately and considering all the options.

In moments of grunge, sometimes grunge music is the only thing that makes sense.

I’ve always had mornings, but I didn’t realize how much more I’d enjoy them with a routine.

No one sees your daily life when you’re solo, but you show up anyway—that’s what commitment looks like.

I lost myself in LA, reassembled myself into someone new in the Midwest, and remember who I am in New York.

Resilience isn’t about never needing help; it’s about knowing deeply that you can handle whatever comes, because you always have.

The days when I least want to write are usually the days I need to do the most.

The practice I’ve returned to for over two decades—and what it’s taught me about staying grounded when everything else shifts.