“You become what you believe.” I’m pretty sure Oprah said this, and it’s a quote that’s stuck with me for years. As a child, I was constantly told to believe in myself. To dream big, to embrace possibilities—even the ones that seemed far-fetched. That belief was my currency, […]
“Destiny has two ways of crushing us: by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.” This quote has been rattling around in my mind, echoing the themes that have danced through my head over the years. Destiny, that fickle friend, has a way of toying with our hopes […]
Voltaire once said, “Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.” This quote has unknowingly to me been my guiding light, a mantra that has shaped my journey through life. As someone often praised for fairness and integrity, I’ve embraced the role of […]
Friedrich Nietzsche once wisely cautioned, “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” As a lifelong fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this quote resonates deeply. Buffy, like many of […]
Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. You get thereby realizing you are already there Eckhart Tollee Life is undoubtedly a journey. Hopefully, it will be a long one. But because the journey’s length is unknown to us, we must notably make the most […]
“The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.” A little bit of fear is not a bad thing. I believe. However, paralysis by fear can be all-consuming. As we think about freedom, we must consider it at not only at the societal level but also […]
A little bit of summer is what the whole year is all about.John Mayer Alas, summer has started. The sun will supposedly be kind to us. Hopefully, we will be able to find days to get out of the office and enjoy the summer breeze. I love summertime […]
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not. Mark Twain Eating healthy is more often than not easier said than done. For a period of time in my early twenties I really tried […]
Today was surreal. And I had no cocktails to mitigate its disquieting reality. I truly need to learn to carry a flask around.
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