If we don't know ourselves, our essence, where our true power comes from, we will believe our power comes from collecting victories, trophies, money, or recognition. And these are all fine, but it's not ultimately what life is about. When we think it is, we really waste our greatest possibilities.

Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an afterlife.

We all have within us a centered place of wisdom, harmony, and balance.

Other people need a full night's sleep in order to function and be healthy and alert. But I'm different.

As a blogger, Chez Pazienza is filled with outrage, passion and insight -- delivered with a distinctive point of view, a wicked sense of humor, and a two-fisted style of prose. In Dead Star Twilight, he turns all these on himself -- and produces a fierce, funny, disturbing, but ultimately uplifting memoir. This is the book A Million Little Pieces dreamed of being.

We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.

I've always said that I think one of the best and cheapest ways to become healthier and happier is through mindfulness exercises like meditation.