Respect Responsibility Resolve. Sing Laugh Dance Smile every day. Love, health and time. Over the years I’ve considered creeds and philosophies to embrace in life.

I think it’s natural to experience some variation in approach as we emerge from adolescence and navigate through early adulthood. But my eventual goal has been to develop something to withstand the ebbs and flows of any given decade.

Yet there’s no deadline nor pressure, and I often need to remind myself that. We can simply be the best we can be, and that will be enough in the world. Our best will bring internal satisfaction, and external good for the world.