“Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life.  I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.”   Walter Anderson

“Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice.  It is not a thing to be waited for.   It is a thing to be achieved.”   William Jennings Bryan

“Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to require the most from you.”  Caroline Myss