Every time January rolls around we get contemplative. We set goals. We attempt to reconfigure what’s right, what’s wrong, what needs an overhaul. Having just returned from an adventure of a lifetime (to the end of the world…quite literally), with a brief family-related-life-hiatus beginning today, a 32nd birthday around the corner and aggressive to-do lists carrying over from last year, I’m trying to prioritize life’s juggle.

We all are, aren’t we? My oldest brother’s probably grinning to himself saying, just wait til you fit kids into the mix. As I reconfigure, agency and client work will take a bit of a back seat this month (and maybe next) to Role Modolls – a new business I’m launching this year. I’m also looking to expand Pattern Pulp to include a boutique…and while I’m at it, it’s probably not a bad idea to update my portfolio…it’s 2yrs and counting. Yikes.

With that, I’ll leave you with 3 lessons to live by, written by Ariel Kaminer to David Rakoff before he died of cancer earlier this year. It’s a touching reminder of what matters in life.