Mother's Day is coming up soon. If you're lucky enough to still have your mother, tell her you're grateful to her [...] at some point, we must forgive each other for being flawed human beings. Many of us have trouble putting love or gratitude into words, but keep in mind that out actions always reveal our feelings. Always.

Sometimes we laugh to keep from crying, but the important thing is to laugh, every chance we get.

People come in and out of our lives, and each of them helps form who we are and who we are to become.

There are different kinds and degrees of love, and they change over time, ripening and deepening and changing us in the process.

Remember what your mama told you about honey and vinegar: Be nice, and you’ll catch more flies, if nothing else.

Listen to me instead of your financial manager: It’s okay to spend money, to save it, to give it away, to worry over it. It’s just money. Your only enemy in life is time. Do be miser with time: hoard it, treasure it, don’t squander a single minute of it.

Be nice to people whether you mean it or not. You never know when a kind word can make a difference in another person’s day – or maybe even his or her life.