“Either you run the day or the day runs you.” —Jim Rohn   There is a quiet question that sometimes rises in the stillness of my heart: Where does the time go? I do not want to reach the end of my lifetime and wonder how the days slipped through my hands or whether I truly lived within them. One practice I have embraced to anchor myself in presence is journaling out loud—sharing each day’s happy moments through social media. I began this in December, at the closing of a year and the completion...

“Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.” - Gordon B. Hinckley   I found myself here in India during wintertime. To borrow from a familiar song, “Baby, it’s cold outside!” And yet, what I’ve noticed is how deeply I celebrate the mornings when I awaken to sunshine. I call them my “sunny-side-up” days. Those are the days when hope feels warmer, when brightness lifts the heart, and when there is an unmistakable desire to step outside and greet the world. As we drove to an...

“You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot ― it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.” ― Maya Angelou   There was a time in my life when I wanted nothing more than to erase parts of my past. I replayed moments in my mind, wishing I could delete choices, rewrite conversations, undo what felt like mistakes along the way. It was during one of those tender,...