What I know for sure is that every sunrise is like a new page, a chance to right ourselves and receive each day in all its glory. Each day is a wonder.

I grew up in the Baptist Church, and going to church with my father; I remember being 8 years old, trying to determine whether I was really ready to give up sin, and for days I agonized.

You have to be responsible for the energy you're putting out into the world.

When you don't know what to do, do nothing. Get quiet so you can hear the still, small voice.

Dogs are my favorite role models. I want to work like a dog, doing what I was born to do with joy and purpose. I want to play like a dog, with total, jolly abandon. I want to love like a dog, with unabashed devotion and complete lack of concern about what people do for a living, how much money they have, or how much they weigh. The fact that we still live with dogs, even when we don't have to herd or hunt our dinner, gives me hope for humans and canines alike.

You only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it.

I've always known that life is better when you share it. I now realize it gets even sweeter when you expand the circle.