Today’s episode is without a guest–it is simply me sharing how my own life experience led to starting Most Days.  I did not rehearse, nor were there multiple takes, so please forgive the unfiltered thought to microphone nature of the episode.

I’ve yearned to share candidly about my own struggles and failures for sometime, likely to make sense of my life as much for myself as anybody else.  I’ve hesitated because I fear that my failures are too small for those who have endured more or too much for those who have been lucky enough to trod a gentler path.

I do believe that the treasures of life are discovered on the other side of the ominous door you find at the end of the dark cave.  They start to reveal themselves the moment you decide to step through the door, after you feel your heart rate rise, take a deep breath, and plunge forward into the unknown.

I don’t mean to overstate the courage of sharing some of my many weaknesses or convey that this is some great artifact. There are unequivocally far more courageous acts and stories better told.

I do hope you can see yourself in me in the same way I see myself in so many others who have shared their stories.  If not, I just hope to have not wasted your most precious resource.