When in doubt, take the next step.
Forgive everyone everything.
God never gives us more than what we can carry.
To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.
When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
Over prepare, then go with the flow.
Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
Most of life is showing up. You do the best you can, which varies from day to day.
Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
Some people hate funerals. I find them comforting. They hit the pause button on life and remind us that it has an end. Every eulogy reminds me to deepen my dash, that place on the tombstone between our birth and our death.
I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone.
You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
If baking is any labor at all, it's a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation.
My daughter had carried within her a story that kept hurting her: Her dad abandoned her. She started telling herself a new story. Her dad had done the best he could. He wasn't capable of giving more. It had nothing to do with her. She could no longer take it personally.
When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
While journalists cannot right every wrong, champion every cause or fix every problem, they can - through the written word - lift someone's burden for a day, make some elderly woman on a bus smile or let them know they are noticed by someone.
If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
There were two kinds of women: those who wear nail polish and those who don't. Which do you prefer?
If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.
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