If you own this story you get to write the ending.

Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.

When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice.

Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.

Life experiences are like fingerprints; no two are exactly alike

Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant.

There’s nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.