CREDIT: Burak Cingi/Redferns Yesterday as I was driving down the highway I heard of the death of Chester Bennington, former front-man of Linkin Park. Tragically, he died by suicide. It's always shocking when someone takes their own life. And so terribly sad. For me this is a somber and sobering reminder that healing isn't just a 'nice to have', but can mean the difference between a good life and a miserable one, or in this case, life and death. We often trivialize our trauma,

When it comes down to living with greater joy, peace and all that, it's not about life getting easier. I'll be honest, this is something I'm currently working through right now; this misplaced expectation that one day everything will be easier. Well, not only is that fairly inconsistent with how my life has gone so far (ups and downs, like most people), but I also know that I'd be completely bored if it was just a cake walk. It's not about things being easy 'someday'. Instead