WHAT ORIGAMI TAUGHT ME
With all the bad that has happened in the last year, there have also been some good things. In an age where all my hopes and dreams — along with other passions — are struggling to sustain themselves, my 20s gave birth to something fresh, new, and honestly adorable: a way to cope with my crippling anxiety and stress — Origami. For those who don’t know what origami is, you basically fold paper into making things like animals, flowers, and anything else you want. I picked it up when I turned 20, and even a year later, I’ve stuck with it. What I find amazing about paper is that you can fold it and turn it into anything — a whale, a butterfly, a jumping frog, even something as complex as a dragon. But if you fold it too many times — more than seven — it hits a limit. It gives up. In life, I’ve found myself in similar situations — sometimes folded so many times that I’ve felt like I’ve hit my own breaking point. But at the same time, there have been folds that made beautiful things in ...
