In my deepest, darkest moments, what really got me through was a prayer. Sometimes my prayer was 'Help me.' Sometimes a prayer was 'Thank you.' What I've discovered is that intimate connection and communication with my creator will always get me through because I know my support, my help, is just a prayer away.

You work for God Incorporated.

Without the a test you don't have a testimony.

You are not being tested! You are being fortified! Remember, you cannot fail!

Talk about your negative experiences with the father, with your girlfriends. Not with your children. And bite your tongue when it comes to diminishing, denying, dismissing, name-calling.

Spiritual consciousness does not make your problems go away; it does, however, help you view them from a different vantage point.

I now realize that just because you can take a punch does not mean you must stand in front of a fist, particularly not when the fist is your own.