People are just like seeds, needing the compost, in other words, harsh conditions, to grow. All the inconveniences in our lives serve as fertilizers for our minds.

The truth is, there is nothing wrong with the world. In a greater scheme of things, negativity is as useful as positivity.

They took everything from her, her job, friends, boyfriend, freedom, choices, income, access to her stuff, even her lucky Buddha figurine, but what they couldn’t take from her, if she didn’t allow them, was who she was.

Rain has to fall before a rainbow appears. It often takes a tragedy to make us take another look at our lives, since we neglect the warning signs in times of pleasure. As with any major shake-up in life, you really have to ask yourself this question: How did I bring it onto myself? Or: is the universe trying to tell me something?