There is no better place. There is no better time … to be you, to be beautiful, to bloom.

This is it. We can’t just decide to do it later, without doing it now. If we are to do it later, we must start now. If we are to do it someplace else, we must start here. … More

I tossed my little bunny to the man in the third row. He reached out and caught her with one hand and, while caressing her, whispered in her ear. With a nonthreatening listener in hand, he had something to say.

We all have a story to tell, a story to live.

We write the story while growing up and observing how life plays out and how we would like for life to play out. Many of the scenes center on relationships. Ultimately, we want to feel known and loved; we want to love. We are designed to love.

Everybody writes a different story, though, paints a different picture of what love looks like. It is important to look at your own story — and share it. And, it is important to listen to your partner’s.

Storytelling is an art…and in order to keep it alive, we have to practice it. Can you imagine what your life would be like without stories? We cannot afford to leave the storytelling to somebody else.

Telling our own story puts us face-to-face with our fears and dreams and the characters that play a role in them. It gives us an opportunity to revise immature thinking and to make sure the story is healthy and loving.… More

I love Sam’s decisiveness; but I try to learn from it, rather than use it as a crutch.

Often two people in a a relationship complement each other, by bringing different strengths and traits into play. And if they work as a team, they both win!

We don’t have to stop there, though. When we learn from each other, we can become stronger and more balanced individually, as well.… More