Maricar Reyes-Poon

"Growing older, there’s also value in that as well. Older women have a responsibility to teach the younger women on what mistakes they can avoid so that each generation, we become better and better."

"I have this passion to help women heal, get over bitterness, find accountability."

"People evolve, you just have to try something new, and if it fails, then, okay, you learned from it. Try something else."

"I’m not too sure if I’ve really transformed, but definitely I’m slowly learning how to be the person I was created to be."

"Slowly I am shifting from getting my value from myself to getting my value from The One who created me."

"There is a big and beautiful reason why you were created, and I hope every woman will do their best to find out what that is and live according to her purpose."

"Every year I hope to get better, be more real and more wise."

"Find your purpose. From there, all the right dreams will follow."

"There’s really a process, and don’t be too hard on yourself, Remember, you are not alone and there is always a way out."

"Every day is a chance you get to change that one mistake, that bad choices or that deep regret you felt when you believed to have ultimately made the worst decision of your life."

"Take full accountability, learn well & finish strong."

"The pain & shame of a mistake can be the first step towards the best & wisest version of yourself."

"Life is a marathon, not a sprint."

"How you handled your adversity amidst an unforgiving public and turned them into admirers is worth noting."

"It’s a masterclass on converting public humiliation [whether your fault or not] into public respect and admiration."

"It's accumulation of your little choices that were hurting God and hurting yourself in the process."

"I want to represent women who balance ambition with real-life challenges, who continue growing no matter what life puts on their shoulders."

"I’ve let go of the perception that the younger you are, you’re more valuable and you’ll have a fresh perspective to offer the world. It is our responsibility as the more mature ones: to teach the younger ones so that they don’t make the same mistakes that we did."

"Some things God makes easy for you, and some things God makes a little more challenging."