Gratitude was never meant to be an excuse for giving up on the obstacles God has put before you. Some of the most magical things he can bring us require faith and a lot of planning.

You're only a victim to the degree of what your perception allows.

If your children know who God is they will know who they are, regardless of where you or they call home.

Family and friends become oppressors the moment they teach you that loyalty is more important than what is done to people outside your social circle. What they are really saying is this: Save yourself because God is more interested in an intact family or social circle that looks righteous, rather than you being a person of integrity that has compassion for others. It is this absurdity that teaches the wrong version of God and creates the next generation of "me" centered individuals.

Live vertically, not horizontally.

It is through strength of character, not luck, do we form the predictable path of our future.

Anyone can fail at something they really don’t want. What really takes courage is going after something you want and then failing. There is more fulfillment in life knowing that you tried, rather than settled without a fight.

Her wounds brought her a great source of power because they lived in the same place as her heart.

Sometimes you have to walk through the fire, in order to reach your calling.