Since fear is such a primal reaction, making the choice to move forward despite fear is an evolved decision that transcends our animal nature.

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.

When life is at that extremely hard time, all we can control is our attitude.

Have you noticed that when we die, our eulogies celebrate our lives very differently from the way society defines success?

Wearing something that you're not comfortable in is the ultimate sin. It's important for each person to discover their own style, and find something that is not trendy or too revealing or anything that would get in the way of working.

Having a partner definitely allows you to take more risks.

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.