The other day I was scouring the internet looking for a quote to share on my Instagram feed that would express some type of sentiment about “the quest for happiness” and I came across a quote from a man named Steve Maraboli.  Now the quote is irrelevant, but my search for a quote deepened because finding this quote also led me to research the quote author since I never want to make the mistake of sharing a quote made by a jerk.  My research brought my attention to a book written by Steve Maraboli called, “Pretend God Is Deaf,” and I became instantly shook.  I did not read this book, I truly have no idea what it’s even about, but the mere thought of pretending God is deaf led me down a spiral of thoughts and an almost instant state of flow, I knew I had to open up the laptop and start writing.

I do not have any tattoos.  Not because I have anything against them, I truly don’t, but because I fear that once I start,...