You can't improvise if you are tense. Or thinking too much. You have to really let it go.

My grandmother instilled in me two important lessons: I was just as good as anyone else, and education was my salvation. Fortunately, I was able to get scholarships to excellent schools, but I was one of the lucky ones. All of this is what draws me to anti-poverty organizations like Oxfam.

Life doesn't always end up with a bow wrapped around it.

I kind of do high-low style a lot.

Mindfulness of the resources we have and respect for where we live, eat, and sleep is a good starting point. Being conscious of your consumption, what goes in and out, will help cut down on wastefulness.

Donate time, food, or money to organizations that fight the good fight. We can act individually for the collective good. We can all do something.

If it gets to the point where I actually physically cannot have a child, there's plenty of children in the world that need a stable home and loving parent. I'm so down for adoption.