“Thoughtful minds grow, from the sharpened awareness of those who have lived life; through love, curiosity and tragedy.”

“Thoughtful minds grow, in the sharpened awareness of those who have lived life; through love, curiosity and tragedy.”

“Power and control are more dangerous than any weapons.”

“Be careful of what we say or do on this earth as every word and every action has a return.”

“Tears are the words that the heart could not express, silent truths the eyes do confess.”

“I write to taste life twice; to savour the flavour of sweet times gone by, or spit out the bitterness before it multiplies.”

“You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light, and you will return to those realms.”

“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito!”

“Believe in the wonderment of life, the magic of love, and the reality of death.”

“My religion is Get Over It.”

“Resiliency, like a cartwheel, requires core strength and a disregard for gravity. Only one of which can be willed.”

“Resilience is about B.O.U.N.C.E-Bouncing forward includes bouncing back.”

“And the time came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

“Logically, you should go to school, get good grades, go to college, get a good degree, go into the workplace, then work hard and be happy. The only problem is that happiness isn't logical.”

“You are the cause of your suffering. That means that you alone have the power to change it.”