"HOPE — Full assurance and expectation that God is working His will, His best, in my life, and He has not forsaken me; and I will see a day either in this life or the life to come when He will show me what He has done in this event and how blessed I am that we walked through it." - DN

"Never judge a person by how they treat somebody that they they think they need; Always look at how they treat people they think they don't need because as soon as they get used to you, they will treat you like those they don't need ." - TDJ

"No matter who you are, you cannot please everyone all of the time. Sometimes the fear of criticism will imprison your common sense." - TDJ

"No matter what sorrow life has brought you, don’t stop until you see morning, because morning does come. It is at the end of set backs, betrayals, delays and denials, but when they’re all over, morning does come." - TDJ

How others treat you is a direct reflection of how you value yourself. In essence, we show others how we feel we deserve to be treated by allowing/enabling their behavior. Respect is *always* earned. Make sure they earn yours. - CJO