Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

Baking happens with ingredients that last for months and come to life inside a warm oven. Baking is slow and leisurely.

When you write a book, you are asking someone to make an investment in their time and money. A column can come and go as the weeks pass, but a book needs to be timeless.

Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

When I turned 45, I lay in bed reflecting on all life had taught me. My soul sprang a leak and ideas flowed out. My pen simply caught them and set the words on paper. I typed them up and turned them into a newspaper column of the 45 lessons life taught me. When I hit 50, I added five more lessons and the paper ran the column again.

Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.