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

I am not my sister's keeper. I am my sister.

You must be willing to examine and explore your dark side. You must acknowledge how bad you can be and how horribly unloving you can behave. When you know how deep and dark your dark side is, it helps you stand a little taller in the light.

Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!

We live in a society where we're not taught how to deal with our weaknesses and frailties as human beings. We're not taught how to speak to our difficulties and challenges. We're taught the Pythagorean theorem and chemistry and biology and history. We're not taught anger management. We're not taught dissolution of fear and how to process shame and guilt. I've never in my life ever used the Pythagorean theorem!

If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.

Listen for the instruction, instead of begging for the direction.