I'm just in that stage where I pray for God to show me how I can be effective in the world and things come up and I go. But I have yet to really dig in.

There's hope. It doesn't cost a thing to smile. You don't have to pay to laugh. You better thank God for that.

I was born in love with music. My mother is a singer, many of my aunts and uncles on my mother's side are musical, my grandparents sang and played blues piano. It's literally in my blood. My mother wrote an original song to teach me the days of the week.

I'm passionate about the empowerment and healing of girls and women. Where I do the most work in that regard is in my songwriting.

I was very fortunate to have learned the transforming power of music early in life. As an adult I want to share that power by inspiring people to care about their neighbors near and far. Being a UNICEF Ambassador allows me this kind of opportunity.

There aint no substitute for the truth, either it is or it isnt. You see the truth it needs no proof, either it is or it isnt. And you know the truth by the way you feel.

Because you never know where life is gonna take you, And you can't change where you've been, But today, I have the opportunity to choose.