You don't have to live with whatever life throws you--or whatever you've gotten yourself into...You can choose to Change Your Story!

Don't let anyone or anything drown out that still small voice that says, "You were made for more.

Not being "okay, " is a gift. And inside that gift, is the strength to change and the courage to begin again.

It takes work to become the person you were created to be. You're worth the work!

I don't believe everything "is meant to be." I believe God wants to direct our steps, but our free will makes for a lot of detours.

That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.

a bit of a dirty fighter, quick with cutting words that he later regrets and doesn't really mean. Then again, I wonder if there isn't always a grain of truth in them, somewhere

For me, I'm a fan of really dark, depressing stuff. Even something like The Wire, which can be hugely depressing and really serious, the bits I always remember are the jokes, you know?

To talk of luck and chance only shows how little we really know of the laws which govern cause and effect.

Communication is the key to successful relationships.

When I'm preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke.

I love my work, I love the people I work with, I do the best I can.

When I was 21 I stopped and got married. I tried for a while to be the perfect wife, society this, society that but it wasn't working, so after about a year I went back to work.

It's not fun to keep secrets, but sometimes you have to do it to protect yourself. And to protect people around you. - Meredith, p112

Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool.