Fear wears so many clever disguises it is virtually impossible to always recognize it. Fear disguises itself as the need to be somewhere else, doing something else, not knowing how to do something or not needing to do something.

If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don't do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.

I took my kids everywhere. I didn't have money for child care, so I took them to college with me and they sat in the hallway.

I see a couple of things missing. Any society, any community, even in the family, when the elders don't do their jobs, the youth suffer. We have no done our job. I'm saying anybody 55 and up. We didn't teach people the basic things.

To me, freedom means having the power, the inherent right, the capacity and the ability to make choices that honour who I am.

You cannot get to where you are going until you have learned all there is to learn about where you are.

When we believe we are losing control, we grab on tight. When our greatest fear comes upon us, we clench our fist and teeth, close our eyes and hold on. We must learn how to let go. When the time comes for growth and change, we must have the courage and faith to let go. Whatever leaves my life makes room for something better.