So often we want to look for the answer outside of ourselves. We hope that we can buy something or someone will tell us something that is going to be the magic words that we need to hear in order to be self-satisfied. But all of that is going to come from within ourselves and it all starts with the intention to be ourselves.

What I didn't realize is that every human being is dealing with so much emotional distress at all times. Every single one of us is carrying a story that is layered and has wounds that are often gaping open. And yoga, as a practice, allows us to be able to accept those wounds, to be able to see and love the trauma, to be able to sit in a space of compassion within the self so that we can then reflect that compassion to others.

The more we try to make sense of chaos, the more we try to hold on to the things outside of ourselves that we cannot control, the more out of control we become.

What if journalists covered controversial issues differently based on how humans actually behave when they are polarized and suspicious.

My driving question was, "How can I serve my community through journalism?"

These three pillars of wellness, impact and work have been critical to me reclaiming my life, and for me to remain steady when chaos hits.

Maintaining emotional well-being is huge.

You can only avoid pain for so long, you can only numb for so long, until it destroys your life.

The more we try to make sense of chaos—the more we try to hold on to the things outside of ourselves that we cannot control—the more out of control we become.

Technology hijacks the way we perceive our choices and replaces them with new ones... -Tristan Harris- former Google design ethicist & Founder of Humane Technology

What beliefs are you willing to put to death?

We all share the same need of belonging, approval and knowing that our lives, as individuals, matter.

What roles do you play?

The underlying fear of not being enough makes us desperate, controlling and exhausted.

I created numerous personalities because I was so afraid of being rejected. And, in the process, I forgot who I really was underneath my masks. But deep down, I knew I wasn’t authentic.

Isn't it ironic that the thing that helps us work and connect with people is the thing that distracts us and focus.

I wonder if we're losing our ability to create and be creative because we're stuck in this technology chaos.

Technology, unfortunately, is like a double-edged sword; it has both the power to enhance our lives and also to destroy it.

"Not being tense, but ready. Not thinking, but not dreaming. Not being set, but flexible. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert and ready for whatever may come." —Bruce Lee's posture for meeting chaos

The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning, but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself but I did not observe it until this moment. Now I see that I will never find the light, unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel. ~Bruce Lee

We shall find the truth when we examine the problem. The problem is never apart from the answer; the problem is the answer. ~Bruce Lee

I started to think a lot about how the process of making art there was much different. I not only had limited means, which aided creativity, but I was also free from a lot of pressures that our society can put on people in terms of what they're making, or whether or not they're getting paid for it. I was able to find this different type of freedom on the inside—freedom from pressures to have 'things,' to want a 'nice car,' or these impulses that are created artificially in our brains and need to be exercised.

I was suddenly making art not because I had the privilege to do it...it was an attempt to 'salvage' these years. When you get a long prison sentence when you're 20, there's people telling you 'oh you're going to lose the best years of your life.' And I was determined not to feel like that at the end of the sentence, that I hadn't lost these years, but instead actually gained something.

When you're with somebody who's experiencing anxiety, the worst thing to say is "it's going to be okay." The best thing we can do is to be with them... not try to take anything away from them... to add to their lives.

Look at how are we not taking care of each other? Is there another way to proceed?