“if I wait to beperfectbefore I love myselfI will always be unsatisfiedand ungrateful if I wait untilall the flaws, chips,and cracks disappearI will be the cupthat stands on the shelfand is never used”

“No matter how much light I carry within me, there will always be times of feeling lost, being confused, seeking direction. It is the way of the human heart.”

“Life moves so fast that I can easily forget they have happened to me unless I take time to record them.”

“No matter how hard I fight to stay "in the light," I will have some darkness in my life. This is as sure as the patter of sunrise and sunset in the natural course of the day.”

“I heard a wise saying once that has helped me: "Negative feelings are like stray cats. The more you feed them, the more they hang around.”

“Wisdom is a unique manifestation of God, a catalyst for transformation of the human person's life into one of fight and goodness.”

“By the light of your stars, heal me.”