If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.

The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.

Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them- we can only love others as much as we love ourselves. Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed, and rare.

We are a culture of people who've bought into the idea that if we stay busy enough, the truth of our lives won't catch up with us.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.

Empathy doesn't require that we have the exact same experiences as the person sharing their story with us...Empathy is connecting with the emotion that someone is experiencing, not the event or the circumstance.

I only share when I have no unmet needs that I'm trying to fill. I firmly believe that being vulnerable with a larger audience is only a good idea if the healing is tied to the sharing, not to the expectations I might have for the response I get.