And after it all, the moments of deepest fulfillment stemmed from service, smiles, and serenity. There is calm in that. There is peace in that.

If you learn best by doing, do more. If you learn best by reading, read more. If you learn best when rested, rest more.

Sometimes doing the hard thing, and suffering intermediate discomfort, leads to the most long term happiness. And when you’re swayed away from the temporal discomfort, having people point to the payoff. It’s a good day to do hard things.

Believing in yourself. Learning a new skill. Overcoming a fear. No one can do that for you, but you.

Guiding you. Leading you. Inspiring you. When you don’t know where to go or what to do, what are the principles you fall back to?