When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.

I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with unimaginable hardships and still survived. 'I go forth alone, and stand as ten thousand,' Maya Angelou proclaimed in her poem 'Our Grandmothers.' When I move through the world, I bring all my history with me-all the people who paved the way for me are part of who I am.

You want to be in the driver’s seat of your own life because if you are not, life will drive you.

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.

Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own.

What dogs? These are my children, little people with fur who make my heart open a little wider.

If you live in the past and allow the past to define who you are, then you never grow.