September 20, 2011

“You are not being tested! You are being fortified! Remember, you cannot fail!”
--Iyanla Vanzant

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” --Eleanor Roosevelt

... “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” --Oprah Winfrey (my slight revision...Where there is no struggle, there is no opportunity to gain strength")

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” --Mahatma Gandhi

“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face. We must do that which we think we cannot.” --Eleanor Roosevelt

"Every single time you make a CHOICE to respond in a way that expands you and creates more peace and well-being, you’re strengthening your ability to make that same positive choice in the future. This is true empowerment; it moves you from being a victim to being a victor.” --Carol Kline & Marci Shimoff (emphasis added)