Oh, yeah? Another mass shooting? How terribly desensitized we’re becoming to this trend.

...that the purpose of the comedy mask is to be jeering and cracking up at the tragedy mask.

Change can be tough, but change is proof of life. For some of these changes, it felt that I was not at the wheel driving them, but locked in the trunk of my own car as it barreled down life’s highway. Still, change happened because life happened. And that’s good.

Love is treating someone the way they want to be treated even when they don’t deserve it.

The apartment is coming together.

A hodgepodge of childish scribbles and posters.

Hand-me-down furniture with a teenager’s baby bite marks sunk in— A permanent reminder of aging youth.

The pursuit of happiness is inextricably wrapped up in the inevitable that sometimes you will fail in your pursuit. The pursuit of happiness often comes with great sadness and obstacles you encounter trying to attain your dream.

I was contacted by an ex the other day via email. Not an ex-girlfriend. Those remain, thankfully, quiet, likely steeped in their own lives thinking of me only by accident when their children or partner annoy them.

...that treating people with the same respect you would like for yourself isn’t difficult as long as you don’t expect the same treatment in return.

Going through two consecutive green lights without having to even take your foot off the gas during morning rush hour (and while slightly speeding) is evidence that the gods sometimes love you.