No one can tell you who you are and what you are made of, only you yourself know what you are made of, and only you yourself can do the work to become who you want to be.

Just having someone make you laugh so hard that it hurts is so healing to me.

I have a more developed sense of my priorities. Life has so much more meaning now.

Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward.

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

Humor is about perspective, and hanging out with people who see life through a similar lens is so important.

I'm just grateful that my body is healthy. I want to be on this planet for a long time, so I try to eat things that make me feel good and make me strong. But I also love food and I love life: Some days having that extra bowl of pasta and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup means more to me than being thin.