Humanity can be so wonderful and so awful at the same time. You've got to let the wonderful stick in your heart to keep from losing faith.

Walk the talk.

Do not give away pieces of you to someone who will not treasure them.

Some people bring out only the worst in you.

Follow your own advice.

Your battle is yours alone. No one is going to fight your fight for you, so pick up your sword & march on.

we are all alone in ways no one understands..

The primary job of parents isn't to make kids happy or successful. It's to build their character. Nurturing character isn't limited to instilling our values. We should also encourage kids to define their own values. True success is preparing our kids to decide who they become.

Unhappy people are the most dangerous people.

Is justice a myth?

Action speaks louder than words.

Remind yourself to practice what you preach.

If you have watched yourself fall and hit the ground, then you should also watch yourself rise up and fly high.

The silence here haunts the living dead.

Do you have any idea where you'd be if not here, right now?

Sometimes, all you receive is silence. A haunting silence. A nagging silence. A silence that echoes & roars through the haunted halls of a crumbling mansion on a windy night.

The ones you trust the most are the ones to stab your back first.

A very, very sad day: Pope Francis stood head and shoulders above every other leader in the world, secular or religious. He was the only one who was completely clear-eyed about the challenges the world faces; the only one who had genuine empathy for the poor and the suffering,

Waking up from the dead.

The mourning ends. It's the grief that makes home inside your soul.