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.

Mariska Hargitay

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.

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.

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.

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.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

A guy at ABC told me to change my name and get a nose job. I said 'You get a nose job.'

A guy at ABC told me to change my name and get a nose job. I said 'You get a nose job.'

There's so much that you can get mad about. Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful.

There's so much that you can get mad about. Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful.

Sometimes things in life happen that allow us to understand our priorities very clearly. Ultimately you can see those as gifts.

Sometimes things in life happen that allow us to understand our priorities very clearly. Ultimately you can see those as gifts.

By coming forward and sharing your story, you don't know the countless lives you change.

By coming forward and sharing your story, you don't know the countless lives you change.

I realize that you have to show up for your life.

I realize that you have to show up for your life.

I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show.

I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show.

Humor is about perspective, and hanging out with people who see life through a similar lens is so important.

Humor is about perspective, and hanging out with people who see life through a similar lens is so important.