my therapist likes to stop me whenever i criticize myself with the word ‘should,' that i should feel some way, that i should have done something. we stop and dig into this statement until i get to the root of it and try to understand how i've internalized whatever idea or feeling or action is meant to be "correct" or "normal." it's a hard thing for me to do because it's always easiest to lightly lean on myself as the…

when they say "money can't buy happiness" it's meant in a very direct and temporary sense, though it's crucially wrong in that money can unlock security and comfort in ways that can make you happy. but it can't buy freedom.

wealth is nothing more than a mound of dirt. and from atop that mound you can see so much more than you could from the floor. but you can't stand on top of the mound without it slowly eroding below…

Oh my GOD I can't believe I'd never seen this before and I can't believe I only finally watched it on the longest plane ride of my life. Incredible cast. PSH is so winsome here, and it's always nice to see Lois Smith. And what a terrific score!

I think this is kind of a marvel– an adventure film that takes something technical and explains it for an unknowing audience without having to make it a complete fantasy. Even love…