Looking Back
A Letter to My Younger Self
As I sit here, a cup of tea warming my hands, I find myself reflecting on the young woman I once was. I picture her, standing at the precipice of her thirties, full of dreams and u
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Author · Elsy Merino
Elsy Merino writes Life at the Crossroads, personal essays about the turning points, seasons, and quiet choices that shape a life. Warm, unhurried, told the way an elder tells a story.
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