“Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!”

Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.

It takes a lot more courage to let something go than it does to hang on to it, trying to make it better. Letting go doesn’t mean ignoring a situation. Letting go means accepting what is, exactly as it is, without fear, resistance, or a struggle for control.

You have a right to your thoughts and feelings. Your feelings are always valid.

Loving yourself has nothing to do with being selfish, self-centered or self-engrossed. It means that you accept yourself for what you are. Loving yourself means that you accept responsibility for your own development, growth and happiness.

Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.

The only thing that goes on in your life is what your allow to go on in your life.

Instead of running from what you don’t want, walk with commitment toward what you desire. Focus on where you are going rather than being obsessed with where you have been.

You set the standards for how you will be treated. People will treat you the exact way you treat yourself. So be good to you. Take time for yourself. Rest. Play. Shower yourself with affection, support, and gifts.

Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t.

No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don’t worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever.

When the time comes for you to make a change or to grow, the universe will make you so uncomfortable you will eventually have no choice.

With all things in life, we do not get what we ask for, we get what we expect.

If you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential, you must be willing to run the risk of making some people mad. People may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are!

It is not what you hear, it is where you listen from within yourself that gives meaning to the message.

Why do we hold onto negativity? For some reason, we believe that others are affected by our experience of remaining upset, hurt or angry. Holding on to pain, anger, guilt or shame is the glue that binds us to the situation we want to escape.

When was the last time you thanked you for always being there for you? Self appreciation soothes an aching soul.