A diamond doesn't start out polished and shining. It once was nothing special, but with enough pressure and time, becomes spectacular. I'm that diamond.

I’m ALL about the Alternative.

Love thy neighbor yes, but love thyself first.

As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are - what others say is irrelevant.

Don’t get between people and their bling, especially if that is their only source of self-esteem.

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom