The most important story we'll ever write in life is our own-not with ink, but with our daily choices.

In the beginning, I had considered these stops on my journey as interruptions - but I'm coming to understand that perhaps these detours are my journey.

There are none so impoverished as those who do not acknowledge the abundance of their lives

There can be no joy without gratitude.

The more someone assures you that everything is okay, the more you can be assured that it's not.

The kids who speak well, are articulate and intelligent, are all readers.

There are people I've yet to meet who are waiting for my path to intersect with theirs, so they can complete their own journeys. I don't know who or where they are, but I know for certain that they are waiting.