Being Present with Someone

Ellen Nguyen
1 min readOct 5, 2020

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You know, people could always fit in some sort of narratives or images if you put them on a timeline and try to dissect their becoming like there’s an encyclopedia definition of them somewhere.

But people, in any moment you’re present with them, can’t be boxed into any narrative, image, or definition.

They aren’t their past, their future, or the invisible baggage they carry.

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Ellen Nguyen

Freelance writer & digital creator | London based | Psychology BSc. Editor of LovefulMind.com, empowering women.