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Monday Thoughts 10.17.22

“Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.” Roger Crawford “Learn from the stories of people who faced challenges you haven’t yet experienced.” Joanna Barsh “Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s

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Paid Long-Term Research Study

Virginia Tech is recruiting adults in recovery from addiction, including alcohol, for a long-term online study to learn about diverse recovery pathways. Participants in this research study (IRB# 21-697) will complete 4 surveys per year over 3 years and will be compensated for their time (up to $1,280 over 3

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Monday Thoughts 10.10.22

“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” Ruth Gordo “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. Madeleine Albright

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Monday Thoughts 10.3.22

“Saying no to others is saying yes to yourself.” Jack Canfield “No is necessary magic. No draws a circle around you with chalk and says, ‘I have given enough.” McKayla Robbin “No is a complete sentence. It does not require an explanation to follow. You can truly answer someone’s request

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Monday Thoughts 9.26.22

“How many times did I ask myself what I found so thrilling about drinking when it only brought unhappiness, loneliness, sickness, depression? I wasn’t ‘living,’ I was only breathing to feed an addiction.” Jean Kirkpatrick, PhD., Turnabout “To change requires a decision, a conscious decision to end all the misery you

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Monday Thoughts 9.19.22

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Abraham Lincoln “Adulthood is like the vet, and we’re all dogs that were excited for the ride until we realized where we’re going.” Unknown “No one else is going to build the life you want for you.  No one

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Monday Thoughts 9.12.22

“Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.” Sheryl Sandberg “The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be

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