Appreciation is a powerful gift, given far too rarely. Don't be blind to the blessings in your life.

DdEEterMI-NAAAAAtion: The process is painful, draining, and provides no ultimate guarantee. It is only for the stout of heart; the brave, the true . . . and those who have no alternative but to succeed.

Responsibility is the ability to give a response, that is, an answer for what I have or have not done. Essentially, responsibility means maturity.

If I survive this week without losing what's left of my health, sanity, or grades, it will be a miracle. Good thing I believe in miracles.

Utilize pain to build a stronger quality of character.

Refuse the dictatorship of capricious emotion.