“The longest distance between people is misunderstanding.” ~  Merle Shain

“Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.” ~  Paulo Coelho

“I think there are three keys to success in life. First, be kind.  Second, be kind. Third, be kind. We all have the ability to extend kindness. It doesn’t cost anything, but its value is immeasurable.” ~  Arthur Ashe

“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” ~  M. Scott Peck

“There are always possibilities if you’re willing to see them.” ~  Stephen Hawking

“It’s never too late – never too late to start over, never too late to change your life, never too late to be happy.” ~  Jane Fonda

“We must learn to be kind to ourselves and to create space within ourselves to listen to our own needs and desires.” ~  Howard Thurman

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.” ~  Benjamin Disraeli

“Health is not just about what you’re eating; it’s about what you’re thinking and saying, how you’re sleeping, how you’re moving, and how you’re loving.” ~  Joshua Rosenthal

“Accept yourself as you are right now.  Not as you wish you were. Not as you think you should be. But as you are.” ~  Tara Brach

“Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.” ~  Ralph Marston

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” ~  Confucius

“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow. Our life is the creation of our mind.” ~  Buddha

“Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it’s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level.” ~  Shakti Gawain

“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” ~  Henry van Dyke

“Your excuses are nothing more than the lies your fears have sold you.” ~  Robin Sharma

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” ~  Abraham Lincoln

“Being different is your superpower. Use it.” ~  Cynthia Erivo