…set the tone for a somber evening in. —

It saves you from disappointment and opens you up to life’s beautiful surprises. — In their twenties, most people are a little too focused on what their friends, foes, and superiors think and don’t think of them. In the thirties, it’s much easier — so they say. You simply stop caring. Putting up facades will get exhausting eventually. I’m in my thirties now and…

It’s all about honoring your personal capacity. — One day you feel like the Energizer Bunny crossing off the things on your to-do list back-to-back. It feels like you’re running circles around your list. You’re on a high and it feels like you can’t come down. Capitalize on that energy when you have it because when it fades…

It’s boring but it’s proven to work. — I recently wrote about how I used the practice of letting go to manifest overcoming drivers' anxiety after a decade of struggling with it. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been driving daily and breaking past my decade-long fear of driving. …

A simple love poem. —

Worrying about your life goals won’t make you accomplish them quicker! — Two years ago, I sat down in a fit of inspiration and wrote 300 goals I’d like to accomplish. The idea came from one of my favorite motivational speakers Steve Harvey. Harvey says that when one is doing this vision list exercise one shouldn’t hold back on what they write…

All it takes is two minutes. —

Hint: Putting your work out is the hardest part. — Feedback is like gold to a writer. It helps us improve, encourages us, and helps us determine whether to continue developing a project or scrap it altogether. But, writing can be a lonely game. Just because you are a writer doesn’t mean you’re surrounded by other writers or writers who…

Unwarranted criticism breeds resentment. — You always want to talk, you say. Because there’s not enough doing, I think. There was a time when your voice used to ring too loud in my head for my own thoughts to filter through, Now, I move in silence and seek stillness to find my truth. It’s quite…