We all deserve to be treated with nothing but respect. In order to command respect from others, we must first and foremost respect ourselves.

The road of life is filled with sunshine and clouds, black and white, triumphs and tragedies. As we continue down the road, we decide which things we bring with us, and which we leave in the rear-view mirror.

You can't sail towards your future if you're still anchored in the past.

There is no shame in having been the woman I was. She made me the woman I am.

Because I have forgiven my past, and God has forgiven my past, no person on earth can make me denounce my past. It's what made me who I am today.

Because I have forgiven my past, and God has forgiven my past, no person can make me denounce my past. It made me who I am today, and the choices I make from this moment on are what will ultimately define me.

Circumstances don't determine who you are, or what you will be. Only you do that. You either decide, or you don't. Even the decision not to decide was still yours.

Life is too short for anger, resentment, hostility and "should have." It is too short to put off doing what brings you joy. Live each day as if it were your last, because one day it will be.

True friends are to people what lighthouses are to ships. No matter how stormy it gets, they stay put and light our way.

The more I focus on the positive, the more positive my life becomes.