Somehow, I got so much more than I ever bargained for. And still, I can’t help but dare to wonder what’s yet to come.

Getting sober made space for me to focus on what I truly wanted from my life, and manifestation gave me the tools to articulate it all.

When we move to a new city, sometimes we become obsessed with feeling completely settled, she said. But when we rush ahead, we miss out on the joy of novelty.

Being a writer was hard, I had decided back then; getting drunk was easier. Now that I was sober, I felt like I was getting a second chance.

There was no ceiling on love; no cap on collective success.

I was an emotional teenager enchanted by her crush: the way the early morning light hit the sidewalks, the sight of a yellow cab, and the endless cereal options at my corner bodega all filled me with glee.

A marriage is what you both make of it together.

You’re entitled to your feelings. But sometimes, just because we feel something, doesn’t mean we need to share it with that person.

As I became more comfortable with myself, I realized something revolutionary: being down was not a personality trait.