Welcome to I’ve Been Thinking…
I write about belief, empathy, work, politics, and what it actually means to stay kind and curious.
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Featured Essays
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Empathy and How We Listen
Empathy isn’t agreement — it’s taking a moment to see the person before the opinion, the story before the stance. Maybe the most radical thing we can do is listen.
Who Can Actually Earn a Living Wage
Maybe the goal isn’t to prove we can survive harder than the next person — but to build a world where survival isn’t the measure of success at all.
Why I Write (and Why Now)
I didn’t start writing to be a writer. I started to make sense of the noise. And maybe, in the process, help someone else do the same.
How I Started Questioning Everything
I stopped looking for meaning in rules and started finding it in people.
It turns out faith doesn’t need certainty—it just needs compassion.
What Humanism Isn’t
Humanism isn’t about rejecting faith—it’s about prioritizing people.
You don’t need heaven to be kind. You just need empathy—and the courage to use it.
Love Thy Neighbor: Choosing Hope Over Fear
It’s easy to say “love thy neighbor” until someone tells you who your neighbor can’t be.
Maybe faith was never the problem—maybe fear was.
What I Believe
I used to think morality needed religion.
Turns out, it just needed accountability—and a little compassion.