And by knowing what we fear, don't we know what we care about, how we are measuring our worth, what success looks like?" I asked. So isn't fear helpful, then?

Don't say you're a writer if you're not writing. Even if you're writing, don't call yourself a writer. Say instead, 'I write.' It's the verb that's important, not the noun.

It was about more fully inhabiting the life I have, not creating a new one.

We are always - always- in choice.

Change occurs at the edges, without permission.

Some things are too good. They make everything else worthless.