Venture outside your comfort zone. To stop growing is to stop living.

Things happen along the way in our path. Instead of looking at it as a wall that's being put up in front of us, look at it as as opportunity to scale new heights and to climb that wall - to see and do things you didn't think you were capable of.

You have to CHANGE the way you THINK in order to CHANGE the way you FEEL

When fear knocks, to let faith answer the door.

I was brought up with the 3 Ds: Determination, Discipline and Da Lord.

It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer.' And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time.

I am stronger than I thought I was. My favorite phrase has been 'This too shall pass.' I now understand it really well.