I've been through all this before,' he says to his heart. " 'Yes, you have been through all this before,' replies his heart. 'But you have never been beyond it.

I don't regret my painful times, i bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears

If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to see the rain.

Make whatever decision you wish but never forget one thing: all of you are much better than you believed. Take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so

we're allowed to make a lot of mistakes in our lives, except the mistake that destroy us

Everything will happen as was written by the Lord, replied the prophet. There are moments when tribulations occur in our lives, and we cannot avoid them. But they are there for some reason. What reason? That is a question we cannot answer before, or even during the trials. Only when we have overcome them do we understand why they were there.

You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.

When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask God to give me the courage to mercilessly pluck it out.

Certainly. But take this into consideration: of every ten problems we have, nine are created by our own selves - through guilt, self-punishment, self-pity. However, from time to time a great obstacle appears in our path, which was put there by God, and which is there for a reason. The reason is: to give us the opportunity to change everything, to move forwards.

Sometimes, certain of God's blessings arrive by shattering all the windows. (Brida)

sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years w/out feeling anything new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with..

May God give you . . . For every storm, a rainbow, For every tear, a smile, For every care, a promise, And a blessing in each trial. For every problem life sends, A faithful friend to share, For every sigh, a sweet song, And an answer for each prayer.