"Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop." — Rumi Life is an endless dance between holding on to what matters and releasing what no longer serves. It takes courage to do both, to endure through hardship and to let go when your heart feels heavy. Fall is a very melancholic time of the year for me. Two close friends moved on into the void around this time, and my dad’s death anniversary always brings me back to that space between love and forgiveness. He was a complicated m

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"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride...