Recovery Quotes

And as she fell apart, her shattered pieces began to bloom — blossoming until she became herself exactly as she was meant to be...

I am the only one who can save me from myself.

Recovery is not so much a dream at it is a plan.

You have survived so muchthat no one remembers.And you still spread warmrain on all your overgrownlots. And you still get dressedin the morning. You stillopen wide for the sun.

Evolving increases our value, and when we know our value, we navigate toward those with whom we share a genuine interest and appreciation. The rest, in my estimation, is bondage.

Recovery can take place only within then context of relationships

Healing from an eating disorder is a personal journey—the medicine is whatever reminds you that you do in fact want to live, and that you are worthy and capable of love.

When you feel that unpleasant darkness invading your mind, read this book and these stories will help you return to the light and warmth of life.

The only way to get over the pain is to face it, embrace it, hug it and learn the lessons embedded within it.

You really don't have to burn any bridges to let go... You don't have to destroy anything. You can just decide to cross over and move on.

There is no greater gift than realizing the constant presence of the Divine and His Absolute Power to create and restore all things.

We are not the only ones affected by our recovery. The spiritual awakening heals the world one person at a time.

I can always recognize the fellow wounded.

Being broken isn't the worst thing. We can be mended and put together again. We don’t have to be ashamed of our past. We can embrace the history that gives us value, and see our cracks as beautiful.

I was being cured of soldiering on endlessly: my job was now to be still, which had become almost easy at last.

Our wounds are not a measure of one individual’s sad fate, but an indication of our unity with others.

Writing therapy is my form of healing. Try and detach yourself from painful memories by infusing characters and then stepping back.

Psychological and emotional wellness is an ongoing process for everyone.

There are tons of kids out there who endure chronic abuse and suffer in silence. They can’t trust anyone, they can’t tell anyone, and they have no idea how to get away from it.

Hitting bottom is an inside job — it's something that happens within our consciousness.

When one person attempts to “fix it” for the other person, the connection of acceptance is snapped and the sender and receiver miss an opportunity for understanding.

When I looked at myself through the prism of awareness, great tears came as I connected with how this wounded child felt.

Ironically, this physically weak feeling signifies that I’m actually getting stronger. I know from my past that I will ultimately feel strong if I just sit with the feeling and experience it.

People pay a dear price when not dealing with the powerful emotions.

Issues are like tissues. You pull one out and another appears!

On the fifth day, they told my parents I was on the bottom of the chart, and there was nothing else they could do.

I’m fighting my way into existence, and I will keep doing so until the end of time.

Sometimes it's hard to see the rainbow when there's been endless days of rain.

You're Superman, thinking Kryptonite makes you invincible."

Home.” This was my mantra, my four-letter savior.

So many people fail to realise that the greatest journey one can ever take is the journey to the very centre of one’s being.

What this world needs now… more balloons and clowns

I don’t need anyone else to distract me from myself anymore, like I always thought I would.

If one wants to be loved and return it full score dagger of silence closes the door.

You can survive any shock.

You’re going to make something wonderful of yourself. I promise.You’re doing just fine.

When we observe the flow of our breathing, we transcend our thoughts and are able to bring mind and body into harmony with each other. Thus, we create calm.

I, like you, was not depraved or defected before birth but created to be magnificent, a wonderful and freeing realization - simple but explosive.

Never focus on the end. Only focus on your first step.

Never allow your head to be buried in the grave of the fearful, mediocrity, and purposeless. Get up and begin to produce something great with your life. Stand out and stand tall.

These kisses hurt--not from roughness, but because she could feel all his pain.

A nation forgetting its own laughter is in a sad state of affairs

Being loud after drinking wine doesn't help. Being silent after drinking wine doesn't help. Nothing really ever gets solved either way.

Rising from the ashes, I am born again, powerful, exultant, majestic through all the pain.

Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.

The mind that constantly wanders through the past is always a terrible mess.

A small step toward recovery is giant progress.

I don't have the perfect roadmap drawn out, but I do know which roads I'll never drive down again.

It's true that I never wanted to grow up. But how important was it really — to have decided to be human?

Must have a lot of male customers to let her dress like that. Nice view.