In general, I’ve kept my mouth shut about the backlash on Joe Paterno and his tarnished reputation in regard to the Sandusky scandal. The fact is, I don’t really know what happened. And that is not my point here. I remember when I heard about the death of Saddam Hussein on the news. I recall feeling an ache for human kind. I admit I did not feel sorrow for his death, but neither...

I struggle with anxiety. In the not-too-distant past, this struggle was what I thought of as typical, run-of-the-mill nervousness about life. We all face moments where circumstances overwhelm and we become less than certain about how to properly deal with them. A couple years ago I dealt with an extremely stressful situation over the course of a week. I struggled to find successful ways to deal...