I love to paint. It's more of a hobby, but people love the paintings so much that I end up selling whatever I paint.

Love is accepting your truest, most authentic expression of self, and allowing yourself to do the same with others.

If necessary, I cry. I pray. I rest. I'm fortunate to have quite a few strong, independent, loving, and unbiased women in my life that I can talk things through with.

I keep a gratitude log, which helps to remind me of all the blessings I experience daily.

Be gentle with everyone you meet; we all have experienced pain, hurt, anger, and rejection. Be kind to everyone's spirit; you have no idea what healing your light can afford.

Forgiveness isn't simply an option or a good idea; it is mandatory for our restorative process.

Raising awareness about the Deaf culture is a huge cause that I advocate. Because both of my parents are deaf, I am passionate about it in an entirely different way.

Yoga is vital because it keeps me in full awareness and connection with my breath.

I have a spiritual practice which helps to keep me grounded and centered.

There's something scary, knowing that in Florida, someone can pick you up in a car and drive you to 50 states. Back home, it's like, 'Girl, you're 15 minutes away.'

Being silent in the right moment is a skill.

A little work a little play To keep us going - and so good-day!

Thinking happy thoughts literally creates a positive chemical change in the brain which stimulates both positive physical and psychological benefits.

Allah set Hajj for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion.

If you have no agenda of your own, life will work according to its agenda. Your personal agenda is taking you further and further away from that.

When you're a kid, Kermit is Tom Hanks. He's Tom Hanks for kids or Jimmy Stewart for kids. He's truly the every man.

Please do not lose hope in the Savior and His love for you. It is constant. He promised that He would not leave us comfortless.

If I could get any semblance of - it's not really anonymity, but a little bit more - control over my public image, I guess that would be nice.

We need religion for religions's sake, morality for morality's sake and art for art's sake.