“Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. It's up to you to decide what you are worth, how you matter, and how you make meaning in the world. No one else has your gifts--your set of talents, ideas, interests. You are an original. A masterpiece.”

“It doesn't matter what has happened to you, it matters what you do with what has happened to you. Life is like a poker game. You don't get to choose the cards you are dealt, but it's entirely up to you how to play the hand.”

“No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.”

“No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.”

“Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.”

“Life isn't about how you survived the storm ... it's about how you danced in the rain. Dance with me.”

“I once heard someone say that prayer is more than words. It's a stance you take, a position you claim. You throw your body against the door to keep the demons from advancing and stay put until they go away.”