“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
— Chinese Proverb

Where there is great love, there are always miracles.
— Willa Cather

“Keep your face towards the light of the sunshine, and you cannot see the shadows.”
— Helen Keller

“I want to know if you can see beauty even when it’s not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.”
— Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Free spirit: A woman who lives life on her own terms and embraces her individuality.

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States

Love everyone. Trust few. Paddle your own canoe.

“Know that your work speaks only to those on the same wavelength as you.”
― Jean Cocteau