These struggles in our lives are opportunities for us to heal old wounds and to grow. They are catalysts that have to be triggered in order for you to overcome them. These experiences may not feel good at the time, but they are not good or bad -- they are just a part of the human journey.

What do we travel for if not this -- to be lifted out of our ingrained identities and to experience our humanity?

When it comes to a broken heart, men suffer from the same pain, confusion and sadness women deal with.

It happens to every woman. You wake up and realize you're living a cliché. You're a good girl who is infatuated with a bad boy.

It is not until we can separate the person from the memory that we will cease being haunted.

I've realized that all I can do is be a source of love myself, to embrace the love around me, cherish it and share it with others. That is my source of joy.