People aren't wired to be alone. Even in the stressful population of prison, solitary confinement is still considered a cruel punishment.

Psychologists tested the story of the Good Samaritan. What they learned gives us reason to pause. The greatest determinant of who stopped to help the stranger in need was not compassion, morality, or religious creed. It was those who had the time. Makes me wonder if I have time to do good.

It's a shame that humans don't come with reset buttons.

It's almost as difficult to believe that someone with so many trials could harbor such hope, as that there are those with so much advantage who harbor such hopelessness.

I have a penchant for fresh notebooks and mechanical pencils. It seems every time I go to the store, I buy a new notebook. I have dozens of them just sitting around.

There are people who come into our lives as welcome as a cool breeze in summer- and last about as long.

The greatest shackles we bear in thislife are those forged by our own fears