Life

Awareness can turn frustration into fascination.

In general, getting along is better than getting your way.

In the past, I tried to live a healthy life for fear of death. Now, I try to live a healthy life for the love of life.

Friendliness precedes friendship.

The last day of school is always bittersweet for me. I love summer break as much as any student or teacher out there, but at the end of each school year, I can’t help but think to myself: I just spent the last nine months building meaningful relationships with hundreds of people that I will never see again… That’s a bitter goodbye to swallow. The only way to wash it down is with some sweet, sweet summer.

If you haven’t shot an embarrassing air ball, missed a wide open lay-up, or had your shot blocked into the stands, you are not a basketball player.

Being an adult is basically just being your own parent. You have to give yourself a bed time, encourage yourself to eat your vegetables, and put other people before yourself. Be a good parent to yourself and it will help you to be a good person.

Love, or lack thereof, lives in everything we do.

My Most Important Principle

I go through my Check-in Checklist often. I update it often, too. I was having trouble sleeping tonight, and going through my Check-in Checklist wasn’t helping like it usually does. This may surprise you, but I have a tendency to overthink things (pause for shocked gasps). So, I got up and decided to re-write my …

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Moments of serendipity remind us of how connected we really are, both to each other and to the universe.