I believe that to whom much is given, even more is required.
That I face an insurmountable debt.
I believe in trying anyway.

I believe in finding beauty everywhere — in the ordinary and extraordinary, in the easily gorgeous and the breakdown.

I believe in the necessity of service, the power of blunt truth, and the resiliency of the human spirit.

I believe that love is a verb.

I believe that attitude is everything, in being the first to laugh at myself, and that I am responsible for my own happiness.

I might tell you that I believe everything happens for a reason, but that theory crumples easily in the face of cancer and war. Really, I believe that there might be some grand plan, or there might not, but it doesn’t matter because the real reason we’re all here is to shine light in the dark spaces.

I believe in making mistakes, offering forgiveness and purposeful growth.

I believe that life is not fair, but I always have a choice.

I believe in being here, now.

I believe in gratitude.