Motivation helps you start, it helps you keep going, but it’s discipline that actually gets you to your goal.

I think that if someone wants to explicitly find motivation, they need to set a goal of any size at the end of their task.

Shortly after making this reacquaintance, and with a mixture of leftover Christmas and birthday money, I began to add to my collection.

Once we have a better understanding of our thoughts, it's easier to get to the root of the problem and find ways to heal it.

We are all only human, and all we can ever do is our best. Some days our best is getting out of bed and some days it's running a marathon..

Everything that you encounter does in fact serve you, even if it’s not ideal. It’s helping you to grow, it’s teaching you to persevere.

When I think of transitions I think of marked change. We’re always changing and growing; life is a constant and fluid pattern of change.

My childhood home may be gone, but the experiences I shared there are still very much alive, and they continue to grow each day.

My advice is to ask yourself “What makes me happy?” If what you're doing makes you happy, then keep doing it.

I found my brightest light as a writer. I leave you with only one hope: that you, too, may find your bright light.

The more we stay grounded in the present, the easier it is to control our reactions to unexpected moments.

I’m sure that you too have past memories that present themselves disguised as “personality traits.” Can you break the cycle?

If I had a quarter for every time someone told me that I have a lot of stuff, I could pay off my student loans.

Usually where anxiety dwells, fear may be nearby, so my intention was to remind myself daily that "I am safe."

We are not our thoughts; we are so much more than the mindless chatter that scrolls through our heads.