Life is hard.

Glennon Doyle hits the nail on the head: Brutiful.  Life is beautiful and brutal.  It is brutiful.  But if to live a full life, we have to accept both. 

I'm not sure who said the following...actually, I think it may have been my all-time favorite comedian, activist, and author, Chelsea Handler , I saw it on her Instagram account back in June.  She posted:

Some days I really don't feel like getting out of bed.
Some days I feel like I don't think I am doing enough.
Some days I feel like I don't know enough.
Some days I feel like I'm not strong enough.
Some days I feel like I'm not pretty enough.
I'm not smart enough, I'm not thin enough, I'm not doing enough.
And on those days, I get my ass out of bed, look myself in the mirror, and remind myself that's not the person I want to be.
I want to be a badass.
I define me.
You define you.

We all have our insecurities.  But choose to focus on being a badass.  We have seen enormous tragedies in the past few months.  Let's let our insecurities go.  Surrender to the brutiful.  And be a badass helping ourselves and others live a more meaningful and purposeful life.  Let us inspire, help, and be of service.

Let's win at life! Let's do this!

MLC