“If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you expect to forgive others?”
“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were”
“It has been proven now scientifically that an affirmative thought is hundreds of times more powerful than a negative thought”
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen” (Hebrews 11:1)
“Success is not measured by never falling. It is determined by always getting back up!”
“I don’t feel like an inspiration. I just feel like someone who is living life, taking it day by day. This fight with Cushing’s has taught me so much. But, especially, it has taught me that I don’t have to curl up in a ball and die; I can make the empowered choice to fight for my life and live with gratitude and love every single day!”
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
Fate whispers to the warrior: “You cannot withstand the storm”
The warrior whispers back: “I am the storm”
“If God brought me to it, He will bring me through it”
“Its hard to beat a person who never gives up”
“Don’t deny the diagnosis; try to deft the verdict…”
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny”
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
“Faith is taking the first step when you don’t see the whole staircase”