INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
ANXIETY
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“I openly admit to having battled depression and anxiety and I think a lot of people do. I think it’s better when we all say: ‘Cheers!’ and ‘fess up to it.'”
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
DEPRESSION
“I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you’re not alone.”
“There are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind.”
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.”
PTSD
“Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you’re alive, it isn’t.”
“Part of the process in healing from trauma, like recovering from addiction, is developing connection and support with others.
“Trauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods.”
“I keep moving ahead, as always, knowing deep down inside that I am a good person and that I am worthy of a good life.”
MORNING
“If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.”
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.”
“Every morning, my dad would have me looking in the mirror and repeat, ‘Today is going to be a great day; I can, and I will.”
LIFE AND STRUGGLES
“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.”
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
“Remember just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.”
“Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles, and you have to change it.”
“It’s been a learning process, I’m growing. I couldn’t believe that anybody could be naturally happy without being on something. So I would say to anybody, ‘it does get better.’”
“When I got sober, it was the right time for me to get sober. I could have done it earlier, for sure, and I would have saved a lot of money and a good deal of heartbreak, but I’m lucky enough to have made it anyway and I’m grateful for that. So better late than ever.”
