“There are women succeeding beyond their wildest dreams because of their sobriety.” Mary Karr “It’s a beautiful day to be sober.” Unknown “Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles, and you have to change it.” Jamie Lee Curtis #1 I have a life-threatening problem that once had
“With awareness comes responsibility and choice.” Amanda Lindhout “You are not responsible for the programming you received in childhood. But as an adult, you are 100% responsible for fixing it.” Unknown “Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from
“Always do your best.” Don Miguel Ruiz “Just because you’re taking longer than others doesn’t mean you’re a failure. Keep going.” Unknown “A shoutout to everyone who is trying right now…Trying to do the right thing. Trying to stay open. Trying to keep going. Trying to hold on. Trying to
“Find the time to read, to smell the flowers, to paint your dreams, to have coffee with a friend, to learn a new craft, to write a letter, to bake a surprise cake, to go somewhere special, to really be with the person you love, or even do nothing for
“Forward is not a straight line. It’s much more exciting, complex, difficult, gnarly, and uncharted than that.” Jeni Britton Bauer “Wherever you go, leave a heartprint.” Unknown “Don’t shoot for the stars, we already know what’s there. Shoot for the space in between because that’s where the real mystery lies.”
“It’s okay if you fall apart sometimes. Tacos fall apart, and we still love them.” Unknown “View your life with kindsight. Stop beating yourself up about things from your past. Instead of slapping your forehead and asking, ’What was I thinking,’ breathe and ask yourself the kinder question, ‘What was I
“It wasn’t the trauma that made you strong, kinder, and more compassionate. It’s how you handled it. That credit is yours.” Unknown “As we grow older and wiser, we begin to realize what we need and what we need to leave behind. Sometimes there are things in our lives that
“When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover it’s bottomless.” Pema Chödrön “The people you will always remember are the ones who made you feel loved when you were at your lowest.” Brigitte Nicole “Some of you are unaware of just
“Grieving doesn’t make you imperfect. It makes you human.” Sarah Dressen “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” Winnie the Pooh “The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you’ll learn to live
“Don’t believe everything you think.” Unknown “It is incredibly important to differentiate between overthinking and deep thinking. Deep thinking is analyzing information for the purpose of learning and moving forward, building your brain, reaching solutions and understanding difficult concepts. Sometimes, this means that you will need to think deeply about
