I spent a good portion of my life being unable to honor my feelings. When I started the process of having real friendships it was a huge change. I still struggle with it because it is not familiar ground.

Friends are people who are in your life because you feel good around them and you like them. Friends are the people you choose to be with.

People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster!

I do a lot of to-dos and a lot of lists. I realized I had to make room for joy. So I added "to feel" items on my to-do list. That's something you can easily do.

I was sexually abused by my step father for years and years, and that caused scars you can't see. And we know many people have the kind of scars you can't see.

When I am around someone who is a joy stealer, I say to myself, I only have to deal with you for an hour. That person has to deal with thinking that way every moment of their lives.

I spent so much of my life shut down from the abuse of my childhood. I didn't have friends and I didn't have connections with people.