Survivors Quotes
He was a pitiful thing. He had always been a pitiful thing. Why had she never seen that before? There was a hollow place inside her where her fear had been.
My prayer for you:Know the Lord in greater depth.Abide in the presence of God.Live under the shelter of most High, God.Remain under the shadow of God’s grace in Jesus Name.Amen.
You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. We were created to be victorious.
God is the source of life. Life without God is hopeless. But life with God is an endless hope
Sometimes we need to feel bad to know what it's like to feel good...
He doesn’t hurt us anymore.”Of course he doesn't hurt you anymore, I think. You're not defenseless anymore.
How many paths had I avoided in life? How many times had I been content to stop at "close enough"--too afraid to push ahead? Too afraid to let go?Too afraid to give up . . . control.
Switch over to the right channel in your life --- positive attitude, right kind of food, right people and positive conversations.
One Decision Makes All the Difference
And as she fell apart, her shattered pieces began to bloom — blossoming until she became herself exactly as she was meant to be...
She thought of the Good Shepherd with His sheep. Of the Man hanging upon the cross. And the understanding bubbled up within her soul: He makes all things new.
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.
After a victim is made to participate in an act of evil, the people in charge put a lot of energy into convincing the child or adult that he or she is evil and a perpetrator rather than a victim.p324
Despite the horror, we survivors were endowed with a will to survive. Or instinct. Or maybe it was faith.
people do not emphasize with victims and give them limitless sympathy, but can very quickly switch to aggression and rejection
We accept the cures, with the promise of future struggles, in defiance of death.
Clouds of confusionrolled into illusionHe veils perversionforcing her coercionHer body he takeswhile she flies awayunbelievable, she's invisible
It is through that brokenness that we find courage and strength. It is what empowers us to do great things.
Heaven is freakin' not ready for me!" - seven-time cancer survivor Dionne Warner in Never Leave Your Wingman
You're actually each other's wingman. You never leave your partner vulnerable." - Graham Warner, husband of fun-loving seven-time cancer survivor Dionne Warner
It is not a crime to commit First Degree Writing
I deliberately seek out the colors to keep my mind off them, but now and then, I witness the ones who are left behind, crumbling among the jigsaw puzzle of realization, despair and surprise.
A child that’s being abused by its parents doesn’t stop loving its parents, it stops loving itself.
Shouldn't there be more distaste in our mouths for the abusers than for those who continue to love the abusers?
For all those who believed me, and for all those who didn't. It can't be easy hearingthings that you shouldn't.
Overcoming abuse doesn't just happen, It takes positive steps everyday. Let today be the day you start to move forward.
You're a survivor because everyday you make a choice not to be governed by their harsh words or actions. No one has the right to take away your happiness.
Dissociative Disorders have a high rate of responsiveness to therapy and that with proper treatment, their prognosis is quite good.
Just then they were both vulnerable, and the only thing standing between them and our enemies, was me.It seemed nobody wanted to take those odds because no one approached. I was mildly flattered.
She hadn't been scared for herself, she'd been frightened for me.Good. Her A-class horror movie scream earlier had nearly put me in an early grave. When this was over, I could call us even.
Ugh. I do not miss being your age." Sarah muttered, retracting her hand and wrinkling her nose. "It's like all teenagers have hormones coming out of their ears.
The view wasn't exactly breath-taking. Kind of boring actually. Unless, of course, you had a rare, strong appreciation for deserts, in which case it was downright mind blowing.
Lacey?" He bowed his head until his face was inches from mine. His smile was still in place, and as his eyes swept over my face, it widened. "Uh-oh. Did you break?
He was slowly starting to recover. I could tell by the eye roll and sigh. Oh, so only he could be a comedian?
They were smart enough to know that handing out superpowers like sweets to the general public was never going to be a good idea.Not that that stopped it from happening anyway.
Never underestimate the power of telling a teenage boy he's risking his chances of getting laid. Works almost every time.
Same. I don't like to think I might have ended up in Plumber's gang, but given the alternative..."I raised both eyebrows. "Yeah. Drug-dealers or super-powered psychopaths? Choices, choices.
Kate! Get some ice on that ankle or it's going to swell to the size of Luke's head. Then neither of you will be able to get through the front door.