BElieve in
YOUrself

Sometimes you have to have the courage to take risks in order to get reward.

"I'm my own worst critic and I think everyone in the band is a perfectionist" -  Adam Jones (musician)

I love seeing thoughts from others here too!



"Choose the path that your heart leads you on." - Anon

"The mind is a powerful force. It can enslave us or empower us. It can plunge us into the depths of misery or take us to the heights of ecstasy. Learn to use the power wisely." - David Cuschieri

"Stop comparing your behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel." - Anon

"Sometimes the hardest part isn't letting go but rather learning to start over." - Nicole Sobon

"Take a chance, because you never know how absolutely perfect something could turn out to be." - Anon

"Be careful how you are talking to yourself because you are listening." - Lisa M. Hayes

"Starting today, I need to forget what's gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next." - Anon

"One reason people resist change is because they focus on what they have to give up, instead of what they have to gain." - Anon

"Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain." - Mark Twain

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan

"Your body can stand almost anything. It's your mind that you have to convince." - Anon

"Rule your mind or it will rule you." - Buddha

"The future depends on what we do in the present." - Mahatma Gandhi

"If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives." Lemony Snicket

"A negative mind will never give you a positive life."- Ziad K. Abdelnour

"Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To begin any great journey, you must take the first step." - Anon

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." - Christian D. Larson

"If you want to fly you have to give up the things that weigh you down." - Anon

"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles but most of them never happened." - Mark Twain

"Life is too short to spend another day at war with yourself" - Anon

"Life has two rules: #1 Never quit. #2 Always remember rule #1." - Duke Ellington

"The past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited, or erased. It can only be accepted." - Anon

"Some people create their own storms then get upset when it rains." - Anon

Are their any qualified surgeons for the mtF GRS in the Southeast US??  Surely with so many people correcting their gender there has to be more surgeons than just the 2 or 3 well known surgeons located in the northern states or Californina. I want to schedule my GRS for 2015 & I'm hopeful for some surgeon located closer to my area, Alabama. Any help or suggestion please post.

I have been fortunate to receive a nice payout from the VA. That will be Abe to cover anything I need.

Where there is a flame
Someone's bound to get burned
But just because it burns
Doesn't mean you're gonna die
You've gotta get up and try

- Pink

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves." - J.M. Barrie

"Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light." - Brené Brown

"Hope is the little voice you hear whisper 'maybe' when it seems the entire world is shouting 'no!'" - Anon

"If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!" - T. Harv Eker

"And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about." ― Haruki Murakami

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only thing you have." - Anon

"Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them." - Anon

"Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do." - Bruce Lee

"In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths." ― Drew Barrymore

"Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different." ― C.S. Lewis

"You cannot evolve unless you are willing to change. You will never better yourself if you always cling to what was." - Anon

"What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now." ― Ajay SADH

"Happiness is a direction, not a place." Sydney J. Harris

"We cannot start over, but we can begin now and make a new ending." - Zig Ziglar

"Tomorrow is hte first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one!" - Brad Paisley

"Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take the step." - Anon

"Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose." - C.S. Lewis.

"We don't grow when things are easy, we grow when we face challenges." - Joyce Meyer

"Don't waste your life believing 'I can't.'"

"You have the patience, the strength, and the passion to achieve your ambitions, your goals, and your dreams. All you need to do now is try." - Anon

"Believe you can and you will." - Anon

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and signs the tune without words and never stops at all." - Anon

"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations." - K.D. Rawden

"A bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn." ― Helen Keller

"I can't tell you the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone." ― Ed Sheeran

" It's not about perfect. It's about EFFORT. When you implement that effort into your life... EVERY SINGLE DAY, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.. KEEP GOING. AND REMEMBER WHY YOU STARTED "

Beautiful thought, Kristina! Thank you!



"Every day is a new chance to start over." - Anon

"The grass is green where you water it." ― Justin Bieber

"When someone else's happiness is your happiness, that is love." - Lana Del Rey

"Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself." - Anon

"There is always a way." - Anon

Wow! Justin Bieber getting quoted....I worry for the human race sometimes

Even a broken clock (analog) is right twice a day.



"If you want to change your life you have to raise your standards." - Tony Robbins

"Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness." ― Katherine Henson

"Don't stumble over something behind you." - Anon

"The first step is the scariest, but there comes a point where you just have to get out there and do it." - Kim Kiyosaki

"The worst thing you can do with disappointment is live with it." - Anon