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

I once heard someone say that prayer is more than words. It's a stance you take, a position you claim. You throw your body against the door to keep the demons from advancing and stay put until they go away.

Sometimes you have to disconnect to stay connected. Remember the old days when you had eye contact during a conversation? When everyone wasn't looking down at a device in their hands? We've become so focused on that tiny screen that we forget the big picture, the people right in front of us.

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.

When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

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

Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.