Two things I think about on almost a daily basis.

The passion one is hard because people don’t always understand it. But my passion for family, friends, students, and life is who I am at the core. The times in my life where I have tried to repress my passion have been some of the hardest, most painful times.

And then there’s this, which I have to practice and remind myself very, very often. Getting this and internalizing it has been one of the greatest gifts of the past year although it’s a constant process.

“We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.” –Brene Brown