Celebrity gossip sites may call them the "Biggest Scandals of 2010," but I read these stories from a different perspective.  This was a tough year for me, and it taught me to view challenges through a "future filter."  That is, what did I learn from this experience that I can use going forward?  When the bottom falls out, that's the time when you're faced with an unavoidable choice:  either give up, or start all over again.  These celebrity scandals may provide titillation for many people, but I see them as  learning experiences.  There was a time when I'd read about  past troubles and think, "She's a hot mess!" But now I think of all the people along the way who exploited that child and didn't help her when she was down. What ever happened to compassion? Read next feature >