Caleigh Cheng

My favorite hobby is crocheting. I just started a new project a couple days ago, and it made me think of how much you have to trust the process in the beginning. As the maker, I know what it is supposed to become, but if anyone catches me working on it early on, it’s hard for them to tell what the end product will be.    As I thought about this, I reflected on how the same concept mirrors life. The crochet projects I enjoy the most are wearables, which take thousands of stitches to finish....

November brings time to reflect on the things that you are grateful for. The end of the year starts to speed up with the start of the holidays, but time is built in to slow down and be intentionally grateful. The small things that happen little by little every day stack up quietly, easy to overlook, yet they are the things that make life feel sweet and full. These are the things that help to keep you grounded and hopeful.   A few examples of small things to be grateful for are a favorite...

Leaving college and starting a first job is a hard transition. For me, it is especially challenging because I spent the better part of the last four years in a different state away from home, and now I’m back at home but away from my friends. I miss the pace of life – going from classes to lunch with different friends to extracurriculars to spending my evenings in the dorm with the community I built. The excitement of starting a career comes with the loss of the rhythms and relationships of...