Forgive yourself for believing that youre anything less than beautiful.

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.

Life gives you an endless supply of do-overs.

Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.

I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay.

The life you want is on the other side of the labor pains it takes to birth it.

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.