Love, laugh, cry, I heard in my head. Maybe it's sarcasm or maybe it's a little wisdom leaking into my head because I heard these words next: serve, don't take yourself too seriously, and release. How I arrived at that second set of words took years.

This coming Father’s Day, it’s in those events of candour, laughter, or meaning that we share a part of ourselves with each other.

 Could it be that life's turning points relate to the direction we need to fulfill our life's purpose? The middle school teacher bolstered my confidence when I needed it the most.

"Shame", says Brené, "will always be in our lives because the only people who don't experience shame are those who have lost the capacity for empathy or connection." (17:48 - 17:53) We're human. We all experience the painful belief that there's something about us that makes us unworthy of love and belonging.

Humans and herons are both motivated to do what we need to do to survive. Consider how being in the pond together is significant to both.