"You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared and anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you human."

- Lori Deschene

"Practice the pause. Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you’re about to react harshly and you’ll avoid doing and saying things you’ll later regret."

- Lori Deschene

"You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, and anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you human."

- Lori Deschene

"Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring."

- Lori Deschene

"Maybe when all this is over, we’ll meet each other anew. Stronger, wiser, more connected to ourselves, and better able to enjoy and appreciate the people and things that really matter."

- Lori Deschene