You may forsake a person, a family, some location of the heart, but scars and memories cannot be discarded like used clothing.

You'll never experience the joy and tenderness of a lifelong love unless you fight for it.

Compare yourself not just to those who have more than you, not just to those who have less than you, but also those who are similar to you. Now compare the differences in your character then, and only then will you understand.

You want to know the secret to raising good kids?”
“What’s that? asked Thomas.
“High expectations.”
Thomas laughed. “Alright, well what’s the secret to a happy marriage?”
Clyde smiled back, but his face started to fall, and he chose his words carefully. “… Low expectations.

I come back and still seek advice on my marriage and on anything else that's going on in my life,

People make mistakes, it's just part of life. But, it's what we do with those mistakes that matters. What matters is what we learn from the mistakes, not what the mistake is.