People are going through tough times. I want to say to them, "Live your joy." I know I can tell them that because I went through a lot of hard times. I had a choice of either succumbing to the hard times or figuring it out.

You have the strength to push back against what others are making you think or do. You use that muscle of confidence. In the same way, joy is from the inside out, and not letting the things on the outside define you.

I do a lot of to-dos and a lot of lists. I realized I had to make room for joy. So I added "to feel" items on my to-do list. That's something you can easily do.

I spent so much of my life shut down from the abuse of my childhood. I didn't have friends and I didn't have connections with people.

It's your life... why not fill it with as much joy as possible?

People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster!

Friends are people who are in your life because you feel good around them and you like them. Friends are the people you choose to be with.