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Keeping the Circle Small
A small circle isn’t about shutting people out, it’s about letting the right people in.
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The Meaning We Create, Again and Again
Real ikigai isn’t a destination. It’s the pulse beneath the day.
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The Only Person You Need to Beat Is You
The only person you should be comparing yourself to is you — who you were yesterday, who you are today,…
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Why a Violin and a Heart
The intertwined violin and heart are a small map of how I’m trying to live.
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I’m Noah Vale.
I’m a “writer” living somewhere between breaking and becoming. After years of wrestling with anxiety, burnout, and the gap between who I was and who I wanted to be, I started The Violin in Me as a place to stay honest with myself.
Here, I write about mental health, therapy, marriage, fatherhood, and the small, quiet moments that often go unnoticed in highlight reels. I’m not offering advice or clean answers – just real stories from someone trying to stay a little more in tune with his own heart and mind.
The Journey of Self-Discovery
This space is for the thoughts we don’t always say out loud. Through anonymous, honest essays and reflections, I explore fear, grief, hope, and the slow work of becoming more myself. If any of it resonates, you’re welcome to walk alongside me—one honest moment at a time.