Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

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

It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

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

The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it will take. Don't stare into the abyss at the giant leap it will take. That view will keep you from taking the next small step.

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

Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. It's up to you to decide what you are worth, how you matter, and how you make meaning in the world. No one else has your gifts--your set of talents, ideas, interests. You are an original. A masterpiece.