Being friends with anyone for 30 years is no easy task - people change, they drift apart, they move on.
Alana StewartI wish I had been a better mother and a more compassionate and understanding wife in both of my marriages.
Alana StewartI grew up poor and used to look at people in big houses and thought they had everything. Then later on I looked at models in magazines and thought they had it all.
Alana StewartI used to think that divorce meant failure, but now I see it more as a step along the path of self-realization and growth.
Alana StewartI have a strong belief that there is a god or a higher power. I think that if you have a strong belief in that, then you wonโt feel alone in life and you will feel you can get through anything.
Alana StewartOur thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person.
Alana StewartDivorce is never easy, but itโs even more painful when you find out your husband is having an affair with a beautiful model fifteen years younger than you.
Alana StewartI donโt worry about gaining weight. Iโm fortunate in that Iโve never had to worry about that. Some people eat when they are stressed. I donโt eat enough.
Alana StewartYoung people don't really study the facts; they watch the skewed MSNBC and get a primarily liberal education.
Alana StewartIn my life, there have been people that I was convinced would be around forever, and yet, somehow they managed to drift away after a couple of years. Likewise there have been people who have begun as casual acquaintances but become more important with each passing year.
Alana StewartOne hopes, of course, that a relationship grows and becomes a deep and wonderful marriage and friendship that lasts forever. But that's not always the case.
Alana StewartI sleep with my gun on my bedside table. I live alone; it is my protection and makes me feel safer.
Alana StewartA lot of people would think I have led this easy kind of charmed life, or maybe even a fairytale in some ways. But it has been anything but that.
Alana StewartFor anyone going through a divorce or any other painful challenge, the first and most important recommendation I can make is to find some kind of spiritual and emotional support.
Alana StewartAll the violence in videos and movies, you can't tell me that that wouldn't influence a disturbed person.
Alana Stewart