live-and-learn

Expectation kills. Just go with the flow, you might be surprised when something better comes along in an unexpected way.

Be the girl you want your daughter to be. Be the girl you want your son to date. Be classy, be smart, be real, but most importantly be nice.

When you focus on being the best person you can be, you draw the best possible life, love, and opportunities to you.

When life brings you full circle, pay attention. There's a lesson there.

Invest in the things you wish to grow. If you wish to grow your friendships, invest in them. If you wish to improve your physique, invest in yourself. Just remember, life's currency is time. Don't waste time investing in things and those who provide you with no return.

Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.

Mounting tensions in Eastern Europe send shivers down the spine. Barely a quarter of a century after the end of the Cold War we seem to be sliding inexorably towards another.

Don't live the same day over and over again and call that a life. Life is about evolving mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.

This isn't the end, and a beginning looks different. This is the moment in between, when everything still looks possible.

No matter how dysfunctional your background, how broke or broken you are, where you are today, or what anyone else says, YOU MATTER, and your life matters!

Man does not live in isolation, we depend upon each other.

Advice to my younger self:1 Start where you are with what you have2 Try not to hurt other people3 Take more chances4 If you fail, keep trying