The fears you avoid become stronger. The fears you confront become weaker while you get stronger. - Rick Cormier

Every life can be experienced from the point of view of the victim or the survivor. Life is a roller coaster. Good and bad things are going to happen regardless of what we think, how we feel or what we do. “Happiness” isn't a destination. It's a way of travel. I have no real control over the big events of my life. I can only hope to control my perception, my attitude and my reactions.

We often get anxious about things that are important to us.

Grad school was a surprise. I had no idea I'd be given a week to read four books at a time. No one warned me that I would be required to write 10- to 25-page papers plus a two-page paper for each class while simultaneously working on my master's thesis. For nearly two years. I saw my wife and son mostly on weekends.