“Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.”

“Don’t be afraid to start over. This time you’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from experience.”

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.”

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”

Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. It’s a sign that you have big heart, and that you aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength. 

“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.”

Every family has a person who breaks the chain of poverty, Be that person to your family.

 “For attractive lips, speak words of kindness…

“If you get tired, learn to rest not to quit!”

“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”

“That is what compassion does. It challenges our assumptions, our sense of self-limitation, worthlessness, of not having a place in the world, our feelings of loneliness and estrangement. These are narrow, constrictive states of mind. As we develop compassion, our hearts open.”

When you meet me, you think I’m quiet. When you talk to me, you wish I was quiet. When you know me, you get scared when I’m quiet.