Love and friendship. They are what make us who we are, and what can change us, if we let them.

Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.

Even if we no longer have much in common, we would have always had the past, which, in some ways, is just as important as the present or future. It is where we come from, what makes us who we are.

Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive.

Things certainly aren't the way you imagine them when you're a kid and dreaming big dreams about what your life as a grown-up will look like.

But I have learned that you can't just create your own timetable and will it to come true.

(mother)" She used to tell me to get my nose out of my book and go get some fresh air.