“Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.”

“Creativity is more than the capacity to be inventive or innovative; its more than the ability to create great works of art, music, or dance. Creativity is an inherent tool thats needed for wellness.”

“Any belief worth embracing will stand up to the litmus test of scrutiny. If we have to qualify, rationalize, make exceptions for, or turn a blind eye to maintain a belief, then it may well be time ...”

“HAPPINESS is based on externals; it fluctuates up and down every day. JOY, on the other hand, is internal; it can be cultivated and nurtured. We can be joyful even in the midst of a chaotic, unpred...”

“Doing something for the mere joy of itfor one's self or othersis quite possibly one of the best returns on an investment of time that a person can receive.”

“When we inhabit our own lifestop doing things based on the approval of otherswe offload baggage and trade up to joy!”

“To me, nudity is a joke. I don't think nude people are very attractive at all. I like my women fully clothed. I like to imagine what might be under there. It might not be the standard thing. Imagin...”

“If nostalgia holds you hostage,the ransom is the present.”

“Olivia sat back and propped her half-boots on the table. 'So far it's working. He has to return to me because I have his sister hostage.' She briefly put her fingertips to her lips. 'Did I just say...”

“My self-esteem is not tied to the approval of others.”

“Perfection does not take into account the viewer.' Pheidias had once said to me. 'It exists on it own, independent of and unconcerned with opinions or utility.”

“What work a person does to earn a viable income shapes their thinking patterns, buttresses their sense of self-worth, and affects how they adapt to predictable and unpredictable obstacles.”

“You will act like the sort of person you conceive yourself to be.”

“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”