Matt Joseph Diaz

Feeling unsafe and feeling uncomfortable aren't the same. Pushing yourself into uncomfortable places can help you grow.

Success is an uphill climb, but it’s rarely a directly uphill climb. There are cliffsides and plateaus, there are points where you have to adapt and change in order to make things work. These are not steps backwards, nor are they indicative of your failure—they’re simply a byproduct of life. More often than not, this ability to work with the circumstances in order to get by will take you farther than certain “skills” ever could.

There's nothing wrong with taking a break to recharge and re-center.

We met Matt a year ago when he showed us his post weight-loss body.

This week: Find what fuels you, and don't beat yourself up if what's fueling you right now is "surviving."

Being unable to post photos of funny signs outside of bars or live-tweet bad reality TV had more of an effect than I'd anticipated.

After spending a long time in nature, it stopped being intimidating. It started being calm. The quiet wasn't something I feared anymore. It was something I wanted to cherish.

"The universe is a big, dark, cold empty space — but you're not any of that. You're a light."

Happy Monday, Ravishers!

You are not where you're from, and you are not your environment.