36 quotes found
“I have gained wisdom from leaning into my pain, in not allowing the hounds of hell to snap at my heels anymore. Now I turn around, call them by name, and let them know I am prepared to fight.”
“One of the hardest things was learningthat I wasworth recovery.”
“You deserve this. Even when you feel like you dont. You do. You deserve to have a healthy, loving, grace-filled relationship with yourself. You deserve to stop hurting in secret and in shame. You d...”
“When life beats us down, we often do not feel worthwhile to ourselves nor to anyone else. Often, we try to hide our feelings of inadequacy in pursuit of perfection, which develops into self-loathin...”
“The unavoidable has touched the life of every human being on the face of the earth. Some have rebounded, others have given up--but all of us have felt the wings of tragedy brushing against us.”
“It was His gentle voice who calledand sent His angel pain to guide me, through the long n dusty corridors, and empty hallways of my soul.”
“You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town”
“You were sick, but now you're well again, and there's work to do.”
“It's crazy, how similar we are. Here's both of us, working through our stuff, trying to make something positive out of something really bad.”
“We've been there and come back. When you fall in the pit, people are supposed to help you up. But you have to get up on your own. We'll take your arms, but you have to get your legs underneath you ...”
“All humans at some time experience injustice, assault, disqualification, invasion and betrayal. No person is completely shielded. We need not trace our family trees very far back or study for long ...”
“Recovery is most often associated with some type of illness, addiction or mental health issue. Im not talking about that. Im talking about the struggle of getting back to where you were before the ...”
“Suddenly, she doesn't want to die. She has no real reason not to, no sudden revelation, except that it's equally pointless to die as not to die. Why doesn't she die? She lives because she's meant t...”
“Never feel this bad again. Never come back to this place, where only a knife will do. Live a gentle and kind life. Don't do things that make you want to hurt yourself. Whatever you do, every day, r...”
“Anyhow, even though I might go out on a date with a boy, emotionally I just wouldn't be able to concentrate. I'd be smiling and chatting away, and my mind would be floating around somewhere else, l...”
“Worlds definition of successmaterial validation of selfcold and naked substitutefor inner warmth and beauty.”
“Recovery does not refer to an absence of pain or struggle. Rather, recovery is marked by the transition from anguish to suffering. In anguish the paralyzed man and I lived without hope. We experien...”
“Recovery is the urge, the wrestle, and the resurrection.”
“Be grateful. These feelings, no matter how painful, are part ofliving. Today, we are alivenot anesthetized, not sedated, not passedout. Take control of your feelings and through action you can chan...”
“Just because you may live your life in recovery, surely doesn't mean the PARTY IS OVER, Nope!, it just means you can remember what you DID LAST NIGHT!".LOL”
