One of the few things that can't be recycled is wasted time.

You should see my baby pictures. My cheeks hung off my face like water balloons. You can imagine how often I was teased.

All the events of your past have formed a lens, or paradigm, through which you see the world. And since no one's past is exactly like anyone else's, no two people see alike.

One of the few things that can't be recycled is wasted time.

Instead of trying to blend in and be like everyone else, be proud of and celebrate your unique differences and qualities. A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.

Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.

Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.