Julie Yu | Wit & Delight | Designing a Life Well-Lived https://witanddelight.com/author/julie_zhou/ A Lifestyle Blog Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:25:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 The Things I’d Do If I Wasn’t Afraid https://witanddelight.com/2022/05/the-things-id-do-if-i-wasnt-afraid/ https://witanddelight.com/2022/05/the-things-id-do-if-i-wasnt-afraid/#comments Fri, 20 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=46219 I've learned that fear is a reminder: of the privilege to take action, the space to change paths. These are things I'd do if I wasn't afraid.

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2021/07/i-recreated-5-of-my-favorite-childhood-outfits-heres-what-i-came-up-with/feed/ 2 How to Find Connection When You Can't Be Together https://witanddelight.com/2020/03/how-to-find-connection-when-you-cant-be-together/ https://witanddelight.com/2020/03/how-to-find-connection-when-you-cant-be-together/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=54332 "I am reminded every day of all the ways in which I am lucky, of every joy I still get to have and hold and share, of all the people catching each other as we fall and pulling each other up as we reach."

Today contributor Julie Yu is writing about how she's found connection while staying at home (and how we can, too). It's a beautifully written piece on these times we're in; we hope you'll give it a read.

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2020/03/how-to-find-connection-when-you-cant-be-together/feed/ 2 Why It's Okay to Take the Kind of Break You Need Most https://witanddelight.com/2020/01/why-its-okay-to-take-the-kind-of-break-you-need-most/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=51574 ". . . the moments that feel most like a break aren't actually the things that put my life on pause, that allow me to step out of my responsibilities and then back into them. Instead, they're the things that shore up my heart and hearth, things already woven into the fabric of my life, but given the time and gratitude they're due."

Today contributor Julie Zhou is writing about a break that didn't end up looking like she thought it would, and why that was perfectly okay.

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]]> A Love Letter to Solo Rituals https://witanddelight.com/2019/08/a-love-letter-to-solo-rituals/ https://witanddelight.com/2019/08/a-love-letter-to-solo-rituals/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:30:04 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=44360 There's magic in time alone—not time spent in service of productivity, but rather, time to relish in the quiet comfort of ourselves. Today contributor Julie Zhou is writing about the distinct importance of solo rituals, and sharing the one she practices every week.

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