You cannot experience the fullness of your authentic self or life when you live to avoid hurt. You will never know the joy of love or the peaceful satisfaction of being loved if you hide from hurt.

I am now willing to forgive myself . . . for believing I could offer something to others before I have offered it to myself.

Once you get clear on who you are, what you do, and what you have been CALLED to do, you become powerful.

When we find ourselves in the same situation repeatedly as a result of our conditioned responses, we must stop and do a new thing. The situation may look different. The route we take there may be altogether different. The lesson we must learn does not change. Get honest! Pay attention! Change what you do to create a change for yourself!

Love is durable. It's like Teflon. ...Trust is like fine china. Secrets destroy trust.

When your way doesn't work, don't be disheartened. You must be willing to try another way. A closed door doesn't mean you have been cut off permanently. It is a challenge, an obstacle, a tool to be used.

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.