A few years ago a friend of mine said to me, "Be gentle with yourself. Give yourself the grace you so naturally give to others," and it really stuck with me. Why do we tend to be the hardest on ourselves? Our inner monologue can be vicious! We are our...

When you were younger did you ever want to be famous? Perhaps you wanted to be a professional athlete, musician or actor? I know I did! I wanted to be well known for my (self perceived, self proclaimed) talent. I wanted people to recognize and revere me. Now a days,...