There is no answer to any of these questions. It's a matter of time and timing, of seas and seasons, of breathing in and breathing out. It's a matter of balance.

Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks, automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.

Nothing adventured, nothing attained

The more severe the pain or illness, the more severe will be the necessary changes. These may involve breaking bad habits, or acquiring some new and better ones.

First, all relationships are with yourself-and sometimes they involve other people. Second, the most important relationship in your life-the one you have, like it or not, until the day you die-is with yourself.

If you're not playing a big enough game, you'll screw up the game you're playing just to give yourself something to do.

You need only look at what's in front of you and find something there to appreciate.