21 Things 2021 taught me. “When you are a good person, you don’t lose people. They lose you.” Some people will fall away as you grow, it’s okay. Let them
Mental Health Awareness Month. “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” – Glenn Close Five years ago today, the first day of Mental
On Rome, time, and starting over. “So I close my eyes to old ends, and open my heart to new beginnings.” A trillion years and lots of scoops of gelato and
Not this. “Everyone who ever changed their life or laid claim to their own destiny began by surrendering to two words: not this.” – Elizabeth Gilbert Maybe this is
A game-changer in the personal growth process. “Remember that if you really want to motivate yourself, love is more powerful than fear.” – Dr. Kristin Neff There’s been a lot of moments
Choosing life when you’re feeling lost. “Between us and Heaven or Hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world.” – Blaise Pascal My psychiatrist, many years
What darkness offers. “You can’t study the darkness by flooding it with light. ” – Edward Abbey It’s been a season of loss in my life after losing
The cost of love. “Grief is just love, dressed in all black. ” The cost of love is high. Higher than we realize, until suddenly, there’s no way around
On birthdays and investments. “The first business asset you should invest in is yourself. ” – Orrin Woodward Last year on my birthday, I wrote this piece on birthdays and the
On birthdays and the fear of change. “I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change …I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that