Reflections
Latest Reflections
Newest writings, expanded thoughts, and fresh lantern lines.
This is where the newest Mental Magnolia writings will gather: expanded thoughts, honest questions, perspective shifts, and the occasional lantern found along the trail.
As new reflections are published, they will find their place here.
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Who are you willing to stand beside, and who have you allowed to stand beside you? There’s a particular kind of strength in knowing how to stand beside someone. To stay when things are difficult. To notice what they need before they have to explain it. To learn the small…
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What happens when you are carrying today’s responsibility and tomorrow’s fear at the same time? There is a moment in Disney’s Finding Nemo that has stayed with me since the first time I saw it. Marlin tells Dory, “I promised him I’d never let anything happen to him.” And Dory…
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There is a question near the beginning of Surface Pressure from Disney’s Encanto that tells us exactly what’s underneath all of Luisa’s strength: “Who am I if I can’t carry it all? If I falter…” The song then spends the rest of its time showing us why that question matters.…
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Some stories become more interesting when you revisit them as an adult. Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO! is one of those stories for me. I loved this book when I was a child. I grew up surrounded by Dr. Seuss books and the wonderfully strange worlds that came with…
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Which role have you learned to play? Shakespeare gave us this familiar image in As You Like It: All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. Centuries later, Rush…
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“Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin, “As Much Truth as One Can Bear” But what does it actually mean to face something? We often picture facing a situation as immediate action: making the call, having the conversation,…
More is growing here as the library is reorganized. For now, you can wander through the full collection and begin wherever something catches your attention.
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