It has become common practice for people to send a quick text rather than engage in a phone conversation. In some cases, a text may be sufficient communication. But, what about when a friend or loved one is going through a crisis? Is a text enough?

As we travel through the journey of life, we may stumble upon a person who changes the trajectory of where we thought we were heading.

The moment you take responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you can change anything in your life.

Just because you’re having a day or two (or sometimes month or year) that isn’t going your way, doesn’t mean you’re having a bad life. Look past the sadness to the gifts and lessons that are being offered. Remember that those bad days make you appreciate the good. Embrace them.

It took months of anxious moments and many sleepless nights before I found the courage to follow, what I knew from the beginning, to be the right direction.

Trying to get through any day can be an exercise in mental strength and acuity. A pandemic, global warming, financial recession, unemployment, national security, and an uncertain political landscape, can be dizzying, exhausting, and anxiety-producing. Watching the latest news reports can send even the most unshakable person into a panic attack.

People who are truly happy have an inner state of peace and well being that doesn’t depend on their circumstance.

Buzz Aldrin told me that after the Apollo 11 flight, he was angry, disappointed, depressed, and frustrated at being labeled number two. It drove him crazy whenever he was introduced as the second man to walk on the moon. This went on for years.

There is an old adage: breaking up is hard to do. Most of us at one time or another have suffered the pain of a broken heart. While we know that hearts don’t literally break, it can be hard to believe that’s true when a relationship has ended. It feels like the place that was once filled with love has been shattered to pieces.