When you think this pain is all you deserve, you are right. You are the only one that can decide how long you will walk in hell.

The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go.

The best don’t stick around when you treat them poorly, only the desperate do.

The secret to life is to have no fear. When you can let go of what others think about you, how something is going to turn out, or how your past will affect your future, then you are finally living life free.

Your heart’s strength is measured by how hard it holds on. Your self-worth and faith are measured by finally letting go. However, your peace is measured by how long you don’t look back.

Love is proved the moment you let go of someone because they need you to.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

When you love yourself you will never need closure from any man. That doesn’t mean you didn’t love him, it simply means you love yourself enough to realize God has a better plan for you that doesn’t involve one more conversation that will remind you of that person’s lack of respect for you.

Never settle for a life you don’t want when God is trying to give you a better life.

Always trust your gut instinct. There will come a time when you will understand, but for now trust God has a plan greater than you

Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.

Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.

To be a mother of a son is one of the most important things you can do to change the world. Raise them to respect women, raise them to stand up for others, raise them to care for the earth, raise them to be kind, compassionate and honest. If you do these things you are raising a leader – someone that will affect the lives of countless people with their morality. Their future wife and children will thank you, but most of all Heavenly Father… for anyone can raise a son, but only a faithful Daughter of God can raise a warrior.

God built lighthouses to see people through storms. Then he built storms to remind people to find lighthouses.

One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.

All great beginnings start in the dark, when the moon greets you to a new day at midnight.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

At any point God can change his plans for your life when he decides your life purpose needs to be protected.

When someone you love dies, you are given the gift of “second chances”. Their eulogy is a reminder that the living can turn their lives around at any point. You’re not bound by the past; that is who you used to be. You’re reminded that your feelings are not who you are, but how you felt at that moment. Your bad choices defined you yesterday, but they are not who you are today. Your future doesn’t have to travel the same path with the same people. You can start over. You don’t have to apologize to people that won’t listen. You don’t have to justify your feelings or actions, during a difficult time in your life. You don’t have to put up with people that are insecure and want you to fail. All you have to do is walk forward with a positive outlook, and trust that God has a plan that is greater than the sorrow you left behind. The people of quality that were meant to be in your life won’t need you to explain the beauty of your heart. They already understand what being human is – a roller coaster ride of emotions during rainstorms and sunshine, sprinkled with moments when you can almost reach the stars.

You will finally have dignity when you realize that you are not on the path, but have become the path for others.

Don’t ever let anyone put out your light because they are blinded by it.