For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. I'm enough. My kids are enough.

Anonymous comments? You're not in the arena, man. If you can't say it to me in person in front of my kids, don't say it.

Earlier scarcity dented the happy disposition of folk, as abundance breeds bitterness today.

Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough.

I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter. To be on that list, you have to love me for my strengths and struggles.

The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect.