People jokingly say that they’ve lived a million lives. Sometimes, they have. Other times, they simply have a collection of funny, telling stories. There’s nothing wrong with these stories, but they miss the shadows and weight that come with arriving at a destination ahead of your time.

When I was younger, much of my experiences were the funny, quirky stories. Stories that were built around missteps and mishaps; wrong turns and missed signals. Eventually, however, the quirks developed a different flavor: bittersweet, hard. Less missteps, and more drastic reroutes.

The problem with these experiences is that there is a weight to them. The meaningful kind, like looking down at a drawer full of old photographs you found. You want to show them to someone. You need them to see how you used to look, or feel, so they can feel it and relate to it, too. You want them to learn from you — from your softness, and silliness, and everything in between.

Enter “Soul Reads.”

This is a healing space that examines all the lessons I’ve experienced in ways that land softly, but not silently. The stories, pictures, and insights that fill this website are designed to teach by steady guidance found in everyday life.

Let the content that lives here be the soft, steady hand at your shoulder. Guiding, but not pressing. Not forcing. Allow the wisdom to find you as gently as I wish it came to me.

“Soul Reads” is a project that shows you the gateway to my soul through photography, blogs, upcoming novels, and my personal reads.

Most blogs are also posted here: https://medium.com/@smitlee1863

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