From failures to daily wins, these are stories with a lesson at the end.
This is the story of my life, and the story of others' lives, too - just for you. Each article features a real story with life lessons and takeaways. Enjoy!
Read moreFrom guy + girl bosses
to quitting jobs
and following dreams,
these people are
pretty awesome.
“Move back just a little further,” I said to Rob, motioning towards the sand. He took one step back onto the bike path. It was a Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. on Venice Beach at the beginning of October. Instead…
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The sound of thunder produces both feelings of fear and excitement: Fear of the effects of lightning and excitement that something big is about to begin. “I WILL SHIT IN YOUR BED,” Lauren says loudly, pointing towards the top of…
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I always say we’re this treasure chest. When we’re born, it’s just pure. Then, as time goes on, we get buried underneath experiences, beliefs, fears, other people’s fears, trauma. All sorts of shit just gets buried, and we get…
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Don’t tell me how rocky the water is, just bring the boat in. At 3:55am the streets of Venice are dark and quiet, a stark contrast to the tunnel of traffic and symphony of sirens that exists hours later. However,…
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She stared down at the Bible in her lap and drew a deep inhale. The tears had almost dried, but the shame was still fresh as she recalled what happened in the room across the hall moments before. The door…
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February 22, 2017 It wasn’t hot, and it wasn’t cold. The sky wasn’t sunny, but it wasn’t dark. The street was quiet, and a shade of gray surrounded us as we sat on Main Street. Ruben wore a black pea…
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Wild dolphins twice her size brushed past her legs. A school of fish bounced off her skin, and baby tiger sharks swam a couple feet away. Her heart raced as the waves pulsed, bouncing her like a tiny buoy. She…
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Settling in: to arrange yourself and the things you own so you feel comfortable in a new place. Approximately 2,100 times. I calculated the loose stat between old school jams as I jogged down Santa Monica Boulevard a couple weekends…
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A text screenshot saved in my “Things That Make Me Happy” Google doc from August 2016: “Closing time… Time for you to go back to the places you will be from…” Without fail, the Semisonic lyrics played over the speakers…
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“Self-pity is selfish!” Anthony yelled from the driver side of his Honda as it neared DeFalco’s Italian Deli. “And I’m sorry to say, but you’re fucking selfish.” I sat completely still in the passenger seat of my younger brother’s car….
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“‘Tomorrow, if we got divorced, I would be sad, but I would be okay.’” Beau adjusted his baseball cap as his left hand held back tightly wound dreadlocks, exposing bright tattoos and a rubber wedding band. In the year since…
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