Well-Lived, Well-Read

Life Reflections & Book Reviews by Jess


Life Reflections

  • 67, Right on Time

    67, Right on Time

    People who know me know this about me: I don’t believe in coincidence. I believe things happen exactly when they are meant to, and exactly as they are meant to. In 2025, the world was graced with “6 – 7” – a slang term that supposedly means absolutely nothing, yet somehow became endlessly hilarious to… Continue reading

  • The Necessary Discomfort of Becoming: Lessons from the Year of the Snake

    The Necessary Discomfort of Becoming: Lessons from the Year of the Snake 2025 – The Year of the Snake – was never meant to be comfortable. Across many cultures, the snake symbolizes transformation and renewal, wisdom and intuition, power and resilience. In other words, change that isn’t gentle – but is necessary. Let’s break that… Continue reading