Most people don't want power. They want the illusion of an external locus of control. They don't want to feel the feelings or think the thoughts that come with being an active participant in their lives — not just some passive passenger. They don't want the responsibility of knowing that all consequences are directly related to their choices —actions and inactions—whether they choose to perceive them as positive or negative...big or small...right or wrong. They would rather believe the...

Dear inner teenager—writer of break-up letters, potbelly pig cuddler, improv star, belter of Disney princess songs, and mermaid princess, Would you believe it? At age 23, it is your well of resilience, courage, and drive that ignites a fire within me.

What if you stopped categorizing your life experiences into judgments of "good" or "bad"? What if there were only days, relationships, memories, emotions, and experiences? No qualifiers. No quantifiers, even. All can simply exist as they come, as they are, as they go...as they return, or not. Knowing that each and every part makes up the whole of your life, accept them. Experiment with focusing on your lessons instead of your preferences. Then maybe instead of good or bad days, you will have...