Poetry is a beautiful way of expressing feelings - happy, sad, angry, caring. It's also a way that we share with other people, to help them with those feelings. Mattie Stepanek angrybeautifulcare Change image and share on social
Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift - the gift of life - and it's amazing that I live each day. Mattie Stepanek amazedayempty Change image and share on social
We all have life storms, and when we get the rough times and we recover from them, we should celebrate that we got through it. No matter how bad it may seem, there's always something beautiful that you can find. Mattie Stepanek badbeautifulcelebrate share on social
Sad things happen. They do. But we don't need to live sad forever. Mattie Stepanek foreverhappenlive Change image and share on social
I think I may have to grow up without growing old. I think we're going to have to define differently what I'm going to be. We're going to have to define my growing up differently. Mattie Stepanek definedifferentlygrow Change image and share on social
Remember to play after every storm. Mattie Stepanek playrememberstorm Change image and share on social
People are fighting over how our heartsongs are different. But they don't need to be the same. That's the beauty. We are a mosaic of gifts. Each of us has our inner beauty no matter how we look. Mattie Stepanek beautyfightgift Change image and share on social
I would not have lasted a minute, literally a minute, on this Earth without God and angels by my side, because I was born. And right as I was born, I went into a respiratory arrest. So, big things that keep me going are friends and family, God. And another thing is looking forward to what's going to happen tomorrow. Mattie Stepanek angelarrestbear share on social
People will come up to me everywhere and say, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Larry King,' and, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Oprah.' And it's really nice, and a lot of people say, 'Is it a pain?' And I say 'No.' And it's not annoying. Mattie Stepanek annoykinglarry share on social
God gives me hope that there is something greater than us, something better and bigger than the here and now, that can help us live. Mattie Stepanek biggodgreat Change image and share on social