Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

If we threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

As much as the Pulitzer is the hallmark of journalism, I think what I love the most is when somebody says they took my column and it's in their wallet. I have had people open their wallet and show me a corner of a column.

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.

Forgive everyone everything.

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

It's easier to forgive those who hurt you than those who hurt the people you love.