Welcome to Life Lift. This blog is a place where you can find engaging news coverage, fresh inspiration and the straight talk you've come to count on. A place that provides the tools you need to make a change—if not in the world, then at least in your little corner of it. It's a place that will raise your energy, lower your blood pressure and occasionally make you laugh—in short, a place of possibility. But, before we get started with all that, here's what you should know about us: a few things we know for sure.

"Anything in life goes better if you add garlic, butter, red wine or a simple thank-you." — Leigh Newman (Oprah.com, editor)

"No matter how advanced the technology, I can find a way to break it, and in every person there is something wonderful waiting to be found." -— Talie Tebbi (Oprah.com, editorial assistant)

"You can never have too many books. There are stacks all over my apartment. Some I read, some I sit on. Sometimes I just stare at the titles and reminisce." — Corrie Pikul, (Oprah.com, health editor)

"A good meal doesn't take a professional cooking pedigree, cost more than $10 or hours in the kitchen-—and it doesn't involve a trip to a fancy supermarket. Mine: a box of spaghetti, a few eggs, garlic, olive oil and a hunk of Parmesan cheese." — Lynn Andriani (Oprah.com, food editor)

"You probably can say it in 140 characters." — Ruthie Baron (O magazine, Web editor)

"There are few things more satisfying than defying expectations." — Tiffany Sun, (O magazine, senior Web editor)

"You will find the perfect thing to say. Later." — Farah Miller, (Oprah.com, deputy editor)

What do you know for sure? Let us know in the comments.