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Between deadlines, pitches, and two overlapping classes, my body did what my calendar wouldn’t: it made me rest. In that forced quiet, James Clear’s words hit home — the real danger isn’t the problem itself, but resisting the pause that could change everything.

“I want to sing like birds, not worrying who listens or what they think.”   – Rumi Dear Brilliant Community,    I almost didn’t send this...

"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am...

September 25, 2025 Dear Brilliant Community,    Last week, I wrote about stepping into vulnerability—about choosing to participate rather...

“ Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change.” – Brené Brown Dear Brilliant Community,    Last week, I wrote...

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish...

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” - Joseph Campbell  Dear Brilliant...

When you let go, you're not giving up. You're stepping aside, allowing a greater intelligence—the rhythm of the universe—to guide the...

To carry grief is to drag the body of someone you loved through every room you enter” – Kaveh Akbar, Martyr!    Dear Brilliant Community,...

You’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. – A Wrinkle in Time  Dear Brilliant Community,   When I first started...

You are richer than 93 percent of people. Not in money, but in time. - James Clear, Atomic Habits Dear Brilliant Community,   This week,...

Please don’t fall into the abyss because something negative once ruled you. I’m from where you are—and I’ve got to fight my demons too. –...

Understand that truth about that question in your soul…" -Beyonce`, Bigger   Dear Brilliant Community,   Lately, I’ve been living with a...

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing. — Audre Lorde    Dear Brilliant Community,   This week I’ve been deep in the paperwork and puzzle...

If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive. — Audre Lorde Dear...

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used whe n we created them. - Albert Einstein  Dear Brilliant Community,   I’ve...

Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms is like a sonnet: you’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet...

If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about the solution. — Al...

Scenius doesn’t happen in isolation. Genius is not a solo act— it’s a collective phenomenon. — Brian Eno, via Show Your Work  Dear...

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.— James Baldwin, The Evidence of Things Not Seen  Dear...