“Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.”

“I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.”

“See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.”

“Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.”

“Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.”