And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. – Melody Beattie

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. – Jim Rohn

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly." – Richard Bach

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - John F. Kennedy

"The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving." - Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

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