Family is not always the people with whom you share DNA. Sometimes, family is the person who fights the hardest for your happiness.

Fear is crippling. Fear of the future can convince us that there is no way out and nothing is ever going to get better. Fear is blinding; it can make us miss the warning signs flashing right in front of our eyes. It can also make you miss those brilliant flashes of color, when the world isn't so gray. But, if you think about it, being afraid isn't such a bad thing. Because fear is a reminder that you still have something to lose. Something worth holding onto.

That time of day when the sun hasn’t come up yet, but you can already feel it coming. It’s an elusive warmth, like a subtle promise whispered in your ear and you can go on with your day knowing you’ve been given another chance to get it right.

Sometimes you forget how much you love someone, until you realize their smile is like a spotlight shined on your heart.

We feel the love of strangers every day in the things they do that affect us without our knowledge.

Once you see the good in someone, it's hard not to notice the good in everyone.

Sometimes letting someone go is the ultimate act of love.