No matter how many likes, hearts, or comments you get, you are enough. Yes. You are. We’ve always lived in a world where we’ve compared ourselves with others; the problem is now we have ample data to measure our comparisons. If we get less engagement than we want on a post, we feel like we…More
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Today is the most powerful day you have
Today you can start changing your life. Right now. This moment. The career change you wanted to make, the life partner you wanted to find, the blog you’ve talked about starting, today you can do something about them. The past needn’t define you. The present is everyone’s opportunity to redefine themselves. The future is too…More
One of the best ways to become happy
More. It’s one of the greatest lies there is. More money, more sex, more friends, more cars, more education, more this, more that will help me be happy, fulfilled, feel better about myself. But it never does. Yes, More can bring happiness. But it’s there; then it’s not. It’s a flash, a moment. Then it’s…More
When being foolish is the smartest thing you can do
We should be foolish more often. For the foolish are the ones who do something new, innovate, change the world. It’s true; they do look stupid in the process. People laugh at them, criticize and mock them. “Look at so and so, doing that thing,” the critics will say, “I thought she was smart.” But…More
One of the most powerful things you can do for yourself: Forgive
We all make mistakes, and we forgive others. But often forgiving ourselves is harder. But we must. Do you know what I’m talking about? It’s that thing you did or continue doing that you can’t release and forgive yourself. Instead, you punish. I know all about that. Defiance marked my teenage face, as I screamed…More
Do you know how valuable you really are?
You are more valuable than you think you are, believe you are. Even with all of your mistakes, guilt, shame, sin, flaws, and failures, you are worth more than all of the gold in the world. The people who told you you are worthless lied to you. They spoke out of their shame and lack…More
A love poem to the haters
To the haters, It’s tempting to want to hate you back. But that’s useless. It won’t help anything. All it does is perpetuate the hate between us. And that’s foolish. Instead, I will say that I love you. I feel for you and with you. I sense your pain. Isn’t that what causes the hate…More
What is the greatest greatness in life?
In the process of becoming better, it’s easy to think we are greater than we really are. And it’s one of the worst mistakes we can make, touting our strengths and toting our accomplishments. But the answer isn’t to think we are lesser than we are. That won’t do; it does no good. For we…More
Surprising love in a city of strangers
Silver doors quickly slide open, and my family and I piled into the subway car with everyone else. All of the seats were taken: It was morning rush hour. But, our five year old whined, “I waaannt toooo siiiit.” Mortified, we tried to hush him thoroughly. But before we did, a man in his fifties…More
Fatherhood: Reflections on the last days of summer with my son
Popcorn, beer, and fans in blue surrounded us. Summer sun was beating down; a cool wind comforted us; and the crowd roared when a homerun soared over the back wall. His face glowed with hope and joy as we sat: My son and I perched in the Bronx. He knew that I didn’t like staying…More
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