Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.

Susan L. Taylor

Acceptance is what we wish for ourselves and often deny others.

Acceptance is what we wish for ourselves and often deny others.

Our greatest problems in life come not so much from the situations we confront as from our doubts about our ability to handle them.

Our greatest problems in life come not so much from the situations we confront as from our doubts about our ability to handle them.

Self-love is the starting point for everything.

Self-love is the starting point for everything.

Love is the life spring of our existence. The more love you give, the happier you feel and the more love you will have within you to give.

Love is the life spring of our existence. The more love you give, the happier you feel and the more love you will have within you to give.

Take the reins of your life in your hands every day. Get up and put a smile on your face, and feel grateful for this gift in your life.

Take the reins of your life in your hands every day. Get up and put a smile on your face, and feel grateful for this gift in your life.

There are no meaningless experiences.

There are no meaningless experiences.

Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.

Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.

The more we nourish our internal world, the more powerful we grow in the external world.

The more we nourish our internal world, the more powerful we grow in the external world.

Thoughts have power; thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break it by your own thinking.

Thoughts have power; thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break it by your own thinking.

As we rise to meet the challenges that are a natural part of living, we awaken to our many undiscovered gifts, to our inner power and our purpose.

As we rise to meet the challenges that are a natural part of living, we awaken to our many undiscovered gifts, to our inner power and our purpose.

When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad Idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is: if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone.

When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad Idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is: if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone.

My Dad taught me that good health is all about living in gratitude.

My Dad taught me that good health is all about living in gratitude.

I'm an L.A. girl who became a tough New York cop.

I'm an L.A. girl who became a tough New York cop.

I was lucky enough to have a father who said, 'Don't quit.' So I just kept going.

I was lucky enough to have a father who said, 'Don't quit.' So I just kept going.

I'm a size 8, and I feel proud of that, because it's healthy. I've never felt compelled to be a skinny actress.

I'm a size 8, and I feel proud of that, because it's healthy. I've never felt compelled to be a skinny actress.

I have a more developed sense of my priorities. Life has so much more meaning now.

I have a more developed sense of my priorities. Life has so much more meaning now.

If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward and it comes back to you twelve-fold.

If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward and it comes back to you twelve-fold.

I look at all the things life has allowed me to do, and I feel like the luckiest person in the world.

I look at all the things life has allowed me to do, and I feel like the luckiest person in the world.