I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have-life itself.

True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.

Sadly, some folks want others to feel their pain, to hurt as much as they do-or more. My grandmother once told me to avoid colds and angry people whenever I could. It's sound advice.

Smile. Have you ever noticed how easily puppies make human friends? Yet all they do is wag their tails and fall over.

It is your choices that make you uniquely you.

Nothing quells anxiety like action!

If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other.