An appropriate post for the Feast of All Saints … I have a magnet on my refrigerator that reads “Jesus loves you, but everyone else thinks you’re an a—hole.” It’s a gentle but effective reminder that on those days that I manage to piss off every person around me, God will still give me an…

“Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.” –Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi “Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.” –Francis Bacon “When fear ceases to scare you, it cannot stay.” –Gary Zukav “Most of…

Five years ago I walked into my therapist’s office feeling like a Krispy-Kreme doughnut: I had no center. Everything I attempted both professionally and personally flopped. I had no sense of self, no confidence, and no faith in myself. I found nothing of value in my DNA. So she assigned me a project that I…

“The art of medicine consists of keeping the patient amused, while nature heals the disease.” –Voltaire “The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.” –Chinese Proverb “Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, ‘Grow, grow.’” –The…

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