Wait, I'm deciding to be my own individual self. And it looks nothing like what anyone else is doing.

I pray to give thanks and to recognize all the good things that are in my life even during times of great change, confusion, or frustration.

But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.

How terrible would it have been if I had come out with some watered-down version of who I am? People fell in love with the real me, and I still feel blessed that that was how the journey began.

The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird.

I've seen so many lives turn around from the impossible. I have come to embrace the idea that even the simplest act of understanding, love and attention can produce the biggest results.

No one will take care of you if you don't take care of yourself.