I have gained wisdom from leaning into my pain, in not allowing the hounds of hell to snap at my heels anymore. Now I turn around, call them by name, and let them know I am prepared to fight.

For me, recovery and self-care are inextricably connected. My recovery from abuse, addiction, and a suicide attempt required dumptruck loads of self-care.

Life is not always fair. Sometimes you get a splinter sliding down a rainbow.

In life, if your song is wrong, find another song.

Same shit, different day, he thinks, but now the joy is gone and the sadness is back, the sadness that feels like something deserved, the price of some not-quite-forgotten betrayal.

At the beginning of the new century, it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding, enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation.

If you have difficulty sleeping or are not getting enough sleep or sleep of good quality, you need to learn the basics of sleep hygiene, make appropriate changes, and possibly consult a sleep expert.

Self-confidence is a terrible, terrible thing; it's also the most attractive thing.

It's OAT-freaking-MEAL!

Every good thing depends on getting and keeping the power of the Holy Ghost in our lives. Everything depends on that.

Do try to remember this: even the world's not so black as it is painted" -Valerie to Stephen (pg. 408)

If the jests that you crack have an orthodox smack, You may get a bland smile from these sages; But should it, by chance, be imported from France, Half-a-crown is stopped out of your wages!