Life…

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain

– Vivian Greene

We are…

We are not the product of what has happened to us in the past. We have the power of choice

– Stephen Covey

Finally…

Finally I was able to see that if I had a contribution I wanted to make, I must do it, despite what others said.

That I was OK the way I was.

That it was all right to be strong

– Wangari Maathai

But…

But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer

– Viktor Frankl

Empathy…

Empathy for other people’s feelings requires a counter-balancing quality of toughness to not be controlled by their pain

– Al Siebert

Life…

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.

– Victor Frankl

Between…

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom

– Viktor Frankl

Learning…

Learning isn’t a way of reaching one’s potential but rather a way of developing it

– Anders Ericsson

Always…

Always do right. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest

–  Mark Twain

Failure…

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough

– Og Mandino