Life doesn't actually knock you down. It does, however, provide you with many opportunities to evaluate your standing in life: what you stand on, what you stand for, how you stand within yourself and for yourself.

We are distracted from our greatness because are greatness is what scares us. Right where you are…God is.

I'm okay, you're okay. Now let's go to work.

Sitting alone, listening to the sound of your breath, the beating of your heart is a reminder that you are sacred and blessed.

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!

Accept and acknowledge your own brilliance. Stop waiting for others to tell you how great you are! Believe it for yourself and about yourself.

We're all in prison. All of us are in prison, but some of us have a key.