Motivational Quotes
Some days a whole blog post is too much and I just need one line to hold onto. This is that page — a few borrowed from old proverbs and people who said it better than I could, most of it in my own words from the middle of actually living it. I'll keep adding to this as new ones earn their place.
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Staying sober tonight isn't about proving anything to anybody else; it's about refusing to destroy yourself again for a temporary escape that's already taken too much. You fought too damn hard to get this far. You've already crawled through nights worse than this one. Don't let "a few hours" of weakness steal years of strength.— B
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Addiction needs a pacifier.— 3 Doors Down, “Loser”
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Progress, not perfection.— Recovery wisdom, older than any of us
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One day at a time.— The oldest line in the rooms, still true
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Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.— J.K. Rowling
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This too shall pass.— Old proverb
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Fall down seven times, stand up eight.— Japanese proverb
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The wound is the place where the light enters you.— Rumi
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Every storm runs out of rain.— Maya Angelou
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You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.— Martin Luther King Jr.
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Healing is not linear.— Something every therapist eventually tells you
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You are not behind. You are exactly where your story needed you to be.— B
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My brain runs different, not broken.— B
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Some days the win is just that I didn't quit. That still counts.— B
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Shame keeps secrets. Recovery tells the truth out loud.— B
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Sobriety is the ultimate act of self-love.— Recovery wisdom
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The comeback is always stronger than the setback.— Recovery wisdom
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I don't have to have it figured out to keep going.— B
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