I am a big believer in strong emotions. I don’t go for a watered down, half-lived, namby-pamby existence. If you are going to feel things, lean into them. Like the man said in Ecclesiastes, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.” So, when you love, love hard. There is no glory in being timid or only giving half your heart. Go big or go write poetry about how you almost made it or how things would have been if you had only tried a bit harder. There is no sadness so bitter as failing, knowing you did not give it your all. So with a nod toward leaning in and letting your heart take the reins, won’t you join me now as we stand and make Love & Murder.
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