Feeling gratitude isn't born in us-it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.

Those who are the most happy appear to know it the least; happiness is something that for the most part seems to mainly consist in not knowing it.

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

Nothing brings families together faster than forgiveness. That should make it Step No. 1, but most of us find forgiving hard. We associate it with weakness and losing when, actually, the reverse is true. When you forgive, you gain strength and come out a winner. You break free of control by the other person's actions.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know; it judges us by what we have.

If we did get a divorce, the only way my husband would find out about it is if they announced it on Wide World of Sports.