Barbara Ann

“Taking risks doesn’t mean throwing ourselves blindly into danger. But it means embracing our fears so that we aren’t imprisoned by them.”
― Edith Eger, The Choice

“But over time I learned that I can choose how to respond to the past. I can be miserable, or I can be hopeful—I can be depressed, or I can be happy. We always have that choice, that opportunity for control. I’m here, this is now, I have learned to tell myself, over and over, until the panicky feeling begins to ease.”
― Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible

“Our painful experiences aren’t a liability—they’re a gift.”
― Edith Eger, The Choice

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
― Mother Teresa