You aren't allowed to feel special, but no one knows the specific ways you are in pain.

In a recent Valentine's Day posting on her fan website, Britney Spears says that - oh, who cares?

Your ability to navigate and tolerate change and its painful uncomfortablene ss directly correlates to your happiness and general well-being. See what I just did there? I saved you thousands of dollars on self-help books. If you can surf your life rather than plant your feet, you will be happier.

Earlier today former Vermont Governor Howard Dean became the new head of the Democratic National Committee -- no word on who will be the neck.

If you can speak about what you care about to a person you disagree with without denigrating them or insulting them, then you may actually be heard.

Creativity is connected to your passion, that light inside you that drives you. That joy that comes when you do something you love. That small voice that tells you, 'I like this. Do this again. You are good at it. Keep going.' That is the juicy stuff that lubricates our lives and helps us feel less alone in the world.

I get a little itchy if I don't have some control.