Releasing each piece of your truth is like dropping a brick you’ve been carrying in your chest. Except you didn’t know you were carrying it until it was dropped and you all of a sudden felt lighter in the heart.

We have forgotten how to love and be loved, because love has become such a complicated matter. Many end up spending their life chasing the idea of love while putting up barriers to protect themselves from the pain of losing love.

Perfection also instills fear in us—fear of failure and fear of our personal imperfections. This fear leads us down a dark path where we tend to avoid challenging situations or competitions because failure seems unbearable.

Another year. Another Valentine’s Day. Everywhere I look reminds me of my always single status in my 40-plus years of life. And sometimes the thought of it hurts.

Instead of asking “Why me?” start asking “Why not me?” This simple shift in perspective will help you see yourself in a different light. If you are passionate about a subject and have much to share, why not be the one to share it?

Vulnerability is an act of courage, that can lead us to deeper and more intimate connections. But being vulnerable is by no means easy or painless.

Every single life form in the universe orbits around a core nucleus. Whether you’re an atom, a human, a planet, or a solar system, you revolve around a magnetic pull in an ecosystem of existence. That nucleus for us, humans, is our heart.