You are doomed to make choices. This is life's greatest paradox.

You can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift...You get to choose

An infinity of forest lies dormant within the dreams on one acorn.

I'm not saying that a child who was abused or beaten or abandoned made that happen, but your reaction to it is always yours.

Be in a state of gratitude for everything that shows up in your life. Be thankful for the storms as well as the smooth sailing. What is the lesson or gift in what you are experiencing right now? Find your joy not in what's missing in your life but in how you can serve.

Practice beauty appreciation in as many places as possible. Nature provides a virtual smorgasbord of miracles. See the beauty in all of it.

Depression is inertia.