Sometimes we need to be knocked down in a place so dark that we have no choice but to trust our heart to illuminate the way.

Your past, including your failures, simply offers feedback that makes you wiser and stronger than before.

There is a fine line between challenging yourself and overwhelming yourself.

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that life can change unexpectedly and instantaneously. Regardless, you have to keep putting one foot in front of the other, so that when life unexpectedly changes for the better -you already know how to walk and can seize it.

I think sometimes making yourself vulnerable before you are ready is exactly what can hold you accountable. Do what you fear.

The only way to move forward is to focus on the good in your life and the good that you are doing for others and yourself. My past has shown me things in life, others and myself that I wouldn't wish upon anyone, but I can choose to pick up the pieces and build a beautiful life for myself and help others to do the same.

Everyone holds his or her own key to success and happiness. It's just that sometimes you have to test out a lot of wrong keys first to find the one that fits.