"Nothing changes if nothing changes". — Kristine Tobin Balasz, Charlevoix, Mich., "Before your kids go to college, find something you are passionate about other than work." — Sandra Beaulieu, Bellevue, Wash., "You don’t need to tell everyone everything that goes into making the chicken soup." — Hannah Schoff, New York City, "Don’t think harder, breathe deeper. Most of us are surviving on shallow sips of air." — Carly Sotas, Los Angeles, "We tend to forget that baby steps still move us forward." — Becki Moss, Sarasota, Fla., "Good conversations have lots of doorknobs." — Samantha Good, Portland, Ore., "Ask yourself: What if there was no problem to solve right now?" — Brianán Kiernan, San Francisco, “Wear the ring.” — A jeweler who cleaned a family heirloom I’d kept in a box for 50 years for fear of losing it. — Arline Sirkus, New York City, "Stop trying to calm the storm. Calm yourself, the storm will pass." — Lyn Banghart, Easton, Md., "Your job needs to leave you enough time to go for walks with your old dog." — Gillian Williams, Madrid, Spain, "Always have a bottle of Champagne chilling in the fridge." — Helen Labun, Montpelier, Vt., "Don’t pick up the rope: When someone is starting to argue, state the facts calmly and walk away." — Laurel Givens, Houghton, Mich., "Sometimes, you have to let people lie to you. You don’t always have to be right or call people on their nonsense." — Rob Lancia, Nanuet, N.Y., "Put away your phone whenever there is a human being in front of you." — Emily Herrick, Vashon, Wash..

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