You can be successful, independent, and perfectly capable, then spend twenty minutes with your family and somehow feel 15 again. Here’s why old roles return so quickly, and how to keep from losing yourself in them.

Not every grief begins with a death. Sometimes it begins with a moving box, a new job, a graduation, or a quiet room that used to be full.

In I Used to Be a Mountain, Sterling Lambert reflects on impermanence, presence, and the paradox of life. Drawing on images of stardust, breath, and stone, he invites us to pause, listen deeply, and embrace change as the very essence of meaning. This piece is a reminder that beauty doesn’t come from perfection, but from the unfolding dance of becoming.