"One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through, and it will be someone else's survival guide.”

-Brené Brown

“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

-Franklin D. Roosevelt

“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.”

-Maya Angelou

“Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words

And never stops at all.”

-Emily Dickinson

“Loving yourself is the greatest revolution.”

-Author Unknown

“I hope my scars never fade completely.”

-Ullie Kaye

“Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life.”

-Roy T. Bennett

“Every story is us.”

-Rumi

“Dreams are hopeless aspirations in hopes of coming true. Believe in yourself, the rest is up to me and you.”

-Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes

“Love. Grow. FORGIVE. Repeat.”

“I didn’t know how strong I was until being strong was my only option.”

-Author Unknown

“You did not break me.”

“What we resist persists.”

-Carl Jung

“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress.”

-Sophia Bush

“Wherever you go, there you are.”

-Author Unknown

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

-J.R.R. Tolkien