I myself am still learning how to be me and that's OK. It can take a really long time to become the person you really want to be. Be who you are. It's the greatest gift we can give to ourselves, our community and our world.

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

We've witnessed history in the making.

Comparing how you feel on the inside (bad) to the way someone else looks on the outside (great) is a losing proposition. It's an impossible standard.

People think, 'Oh my goodness! I have to do something really big.' You don't. Do what you love. There's a great quote from a poet I use all the time: 'Instead of asking what the world needs, ask yourself what you love,' because what the world needs is more people doing what they love.

The big thing is that if you don't try something, you'll always wonder. What could that have been like? What if...?

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!