The way to love ANYTHING is to REALIZE that it MAY be LOST.

You can be shattered, and then you can put yourself BACK together PIECE by piece. But what can happen over TIME is this: You wake up one day and realize that you have put yourself back together completely DIFFERENTLY. That you are whole, finally, and strong - but you are now a different shape, a different size.

I tend to WEAR my EMOTIONS on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful THING when you REALIZE that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.

Young PEOPLE can get very DISCOURAGED and get hooked on drugs or on ALCOHOL because of problems they PERCEIVE as insurmountable. It is important that they realize a mistake need not ruin their future, but they must also know that not everything in life is a bed of ROSES.

I LIKE to encourage PEOPLE to realize that any action is a GOOD action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.