When we numb [hard feelings], we numb joy, we numb gratitude, we numb happiness.

Hope is really a thought.

In many ways, September feels like the busiest time of the year: The kids go back to school, work piles up after the summer's dog days, and Thanksgiving is suddenly upon us.

We need to change what we say and what we allow to be said in front of us.

If we are going to find our way out of shame and back to each other, vulnerability is the path and courage is the light. To set down those lists of *what we're supposed to be* is brave. To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.

When we numb [hard feelings], we numb joy, we numb gratitude, we numb happiness.

I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments, gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude, inspiration, and faith.