Pausing allows you to take a beat to take a breath in your life. As everybody else is rushing around like a lunatic out there, I dare you to do the opposite.

I don't believe in gutter politics. I don't believe in gutter journalism.

No matter who you are, what you've accomplished, what your financial situation is - when you're dealing with a parent with Alzheimer's, you yourself feel helpless. The parent can't work, can't live alone, and is totally dependent, like a toddler. As the disease unfolds, you don't know what to expect.

I was happy being a journalist. I didn't realize losing my job, my identity went with it.

Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.

Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear.

You know those goals you've set for yourself, those dreams you've been waiting for the perfect time to live out? It's time!