“Embracing weakness echoes resilience.”

“They looked to each other for support, for strength, and at times, motivation, to remember why and for whom they lived.”

“Be Patient. All Storms Pass. The Sunshine Will Come. And There Will Be Joy!”

“Prophet,’ he said, ‘Your doctrines I do not know; therefore if I accepted them, I would do it out of fear like a coward and a base man. Are you anxious that your faith be professed by cowards and base people?”

“having nothing to struggleagainstthey have nothing to strugglefor.”

“A man is nothing without dreams. A man is called idiot while he dreams. Whatever he does, he’ll be judged and thrown away from the circle of clowns. And yet he needs acceptance and security from sick society, which is discriminatory far too often. But a man is blinded by other people opinions. He wants to fly and they say, “You moron, you can’t do that, it’s forbidden, it’s stupid.” And a man gives up on his dreams.”

“When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn’t climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened.”

“Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength:Nevertheless the poor woman’s wisdom is despised, and her words are not heard.The words of wise women are heard in quiet more than the cry of she that rules among fools.Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and hatred much good.If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place;For yielding pacifies great offences.There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceeds from the ruler:Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low places.”

“I had survived the vulnerability of childhood, and the danger of first love. There was comfort in knowing that I would never be in either of those positions again, that, from now on, I would be the only person responsible for my own happiness.”

“The runner knows something the rest of us are busy forgetting: to get stronger, you have to go on until you are uncomfortable, and then go on a while longer. It is in that place where discomfort happens but activity is still possible that growth and development happen.”

“How to win in life:1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow5 don’t let people tell you it cant be done6 make no excuses”

“I love to walk. Walking is a spiritual journey and a reflection of living. Each of us must determine which path to take and how far to walk; we must find our own way, what is right for one may not be for another. There is no single right way to deal with late stage cancer, to live life or approach death, or to walk an old mission trail.”