If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look and feel the same. Tolerance for disappointment, determination, and a belief in self are the heart of hope.

We're a nation hungry for more joy: Because we're starving from a lack of gratitude.

We are so busy that the truth about our lives can't catch up.

When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.

Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough.

I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where I know everything shifted in me, and it was the moment I read that quote. Because I thought, A. That's everything I know about vulnerability. It's not winning, it's not losing, it's showing up and being seen. B. That's who I want to be.

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.