Here is a list of 100 things I’m grateful for. Creating a gratitude list can help return you to a sense of power and possibility. What would be on your list?

It happens to the best of us. We’re cruising along in life, things are going great or just so-so and then – wham! – something happens that stops us cold! It could be something at work, in a relationship, or something less clear-cut, like a fear that we’re not good enough or that our lives don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things.

Art is truly a universal language, as demonstrated by Kseniya Simonova, a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine’s version of “America’s Got Talent.” She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and “sand painting” skills to interpret Germany’s invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII.

Sometimes as writers, artists and creative types, the ultimate challenge is in believing in ourselves. In fact, it seems to be a skill set that few have mastered. Read how to develop it.

Should we encourage everyone to write, especially when the odds are long and the cost to a personal life is sometimes high?