Im about as straight an arrow as youll find out there.

I now find magic in the mundane. I'm also more creative - better able to look beyond the obvious and come up with new story angles.

There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives.

There are days-depression is a part of it-when if all you do is get dressed, take a shower and put on your makeup, then it is a good day. Your goals have to be much lower. But if you take one tiny little step, then you can take another and another.

Certainly the research shows that grateful people are more innovative thinkers.

I sensed that my life was better when I focused on things that were working as opposed to focusing on the long list that goes wrong, but I wanted to know if there was any validity to that.

I think our job as parents is to give our kids roots to grow and wings to fly.