This is my truth: My own life has been an evolution into my darkness, that has resulted in a revolution into my own light. I’ve seen firsthand the power of looking at, turning over, getting curious about, confronting and being with all that is difficult within me, and that has meant feeling difficult emotions.

It’s not selfish to work on you. It’s really the only work that you can do. Other people can be the vehicles for our growth, but they can only take us so far. At some point, we will all face the reality of our own personal “inside job.”

I wanted to talk more about this “making things into problems” thing--specifically, where it comes from, and what we’re doing when we make things into problems. And, I wanted to talk about how to accept your life in a way that's deeply real and pragmatic.

So many of us talk about compassion and love and acceptance, and then those world views don’t always play out in our day-to-day choices. We get to choose this--to take this work on with a singular focus, to let it inform our words, actions, the Stories we tell. And of course, this work starts within--it starts with you making the most courageous choice you'll ever make to love and trust in your own inherent goodness, and treat yourself with that level of kindness and care.