Have you ever had a day like this? Like everything is crashing and burning all around you? Of course you have - everyone has. So when it does happen, what do you do?

The sad, hard truth is that you've just got to put on those big-girl pants (or big-boy) and figure out what to do next. Yeah, right. But when you think about it, "figuring out" is the purest form of creativity. It's all about making something from pretty much nothing. Sure, artists and writers have tools to help them - paints, clay, laptops - wine. But tools exist to help figure what to do in life, too.

Experience: This is a great tool. The good thing about getting older is that you've seen more situations. You've already, by now, figured out lots of ways to move on from life's little and not so little catastrophes. What you learned from those lovely little life lessons may just come in handy.

Friends: And that includes family as well. No one's really alone and you never know if by opening up to someone else, you may benefit from their experiences - thereby increasing you own knowledge base.

Courage: Or you could call it spirit, backbone, or plain old bull-headedness. Quitting is not an option. Other options may be an option but quitting's not one of them. This little kitty has found a tasty dead fish treat even in the midst of trouble. Maybe in the past he's found oases of positives in the deserts of negative - using that experience to help him. Maybe a friend pointed him toward a likely spot to find a dead fish. And maybe, just maybe, this kitty just kept at it - didn't give up - until he found something. Maybe what he really wanted was a dead rat, but being the creative sort that he is, he figured out how to make do.

So go out there today - and be the kitty.