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.

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.

'Star Trek' never grabbed me. Every time I hear about Klingons, I think of those little lint balls that stick to your clothes in the dryer.

Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

Over prepare, then go with the flow.

God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.