Category: Reflections
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Reading as Self-Reconstruction — How Stories Rewire Who We Are
I used to think of reading as escape — a way to step out of myself and into someone else’s world. But lately, I’ve realized that every story I enter rearranges something in me on the way out. It’s not just empathy or imagination. It’s rewiring. Neuroscience tells us that the brain processes stories not…
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Between Pages: Romeo and Juliet, Love, and the Adolescent Brain
I used to think of Romeo and Juliet as just a tragic love story — two teenagers so blinded by passion they couldn’t see the world clearly. But the older I get, the more I see it as something else: a case study in what happens when biology, love, and circumstance collide before the brain…
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The Quiet Work of Showing Up
Some days discipline feels like brilliance. Other days, it feels like nothing more than dragging yourself into a lecture hall when you’d rather be anywhere else. I used to think success was built in big leaps — the perfect paper, the life-changing opportunity, the one decision that shifts everything. But lately I’m learning it’s quieter…
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In the Margins: Where Questions Begin
When I read, I find myself pausing more often than moving forward. A single phrase can make me stop, a line of dialogue can echo long after I’ve turned the page, and sometimes the silence between sentences feels more powerful than the plot itself. Those moments stay with me — not as answers, but as…
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Welcome to Reflections Between Pages
I’ve always found that books are more than just stories or lessons — they’re mirrors. Sometimes they reflect who we already are, and other times they reveal who we’re still becoming. I started Reflections Between Pages as a place to pause and put those mirrors into words. Here, I’ll be sharing thoughts on books I’ve…
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