***Read and reflect. It’s okay to disagree with some of these.*** “Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.” Whitney Houston “Grief is the price we pay for love.” Queen Elizabeth II “Everything happens for a reason.” Unknown “The person you hurt most when you hold grudges is you.” Unknown “If you don't value your time, no one else will.” Unknown “Embrace challenges as opportunities.” Unknown “Misfortunes are sometimes blessings in disguise.” Unknown “Your relationships with others starts with the relationship you have with yourself.” Nadeesha Wijesinghe “There's an exception to every rule.” Unknown “Pain is sometimes necessary for growth.” Unknown “Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” Mohsin Hamid “Think twice before you speak, because your words will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” Napoleon Hill “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” Arnold H. Glasow “Too much of anything is bad for you.” Unknown “When there is a will, there is a way.” Proverb “The more secure you are with yourself, the less self-centered you become.” Nadeesha Wijesinghe “When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.” Ryan Reynolds “You can't change anyone. You can inspire change, but only they can decide to change themselves.” Unknown “The small wins are worth celebrating.” Nadeesha Wijesinghe “Proving yourself to yourself builds self-belief.” Nadeesha Wijesinghe “You can't help people who aren't trying to help themselves.” Unknown “You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and will not accept.” Unknown “Lend only what you can afford to lose.” Proverb “The grass is not always greener on the other side, but it's always greener where you water it.” Unknown “While seeking revenge, dig two graves -- one for yourself.” Douglas Horton “You're not superior or inferior to anyone. You're incomparable.” Unknown “One lie is enough to make people question all your truths.” Unknown “The strongest motivation comes from within.” Unknown “Everyone has something to teach you if you are humble enough to learn.” Mark Driscoll “If you don't make time to rest and recharge, your body will make time for you.” Unknown “How you perceive the world becomes your reality.” Unknown “At times, a strength can be a weakness, and a weakness can be a strength.” Unknown “If you don't eat food as your medicine, you'll have to eat medicine as your food.” Unknown “Apologies are meaningless if your actions stay the same.” Unknown “No one can live up to your ideal expectations.” Nadeesha Wijesinghe “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” Lewis B. Smedes “There are always warning signs.” Nadeesha Wijesinghe “Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.” Friedrich Nietzsche “Small changes can produce big results.” Peter Senge “Perfection is the enemy of progress.” Winston Churchill “Don't let your failures define you. Let them refine you.” Callie Khouri “Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.” Max Lucado “You can't always predict the future based on the past.” Nadeesha Wijesinghe “Follow your inner compass, and eventually, everything will fall into place.” Nadeesha Wijesinghe