#inspiration

I used to think a drug addict was someone who lived on the far edges of society. Wild-eyed, shaven-headed and living in a filthy squat. That was until I became one... ↗

— Cathryn Kemp

#addiction #addicts #brave #courage #difficult-life

Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it. ↗

— J.D. Stroube

#despair #inspiration #life #meaning #pain

Age is, barrier for society, love and relationships. ↗

— Santosh Kalwar

#age

maybe there is more to a person than a body and a mind. maybe something else figures into the mix— not a soul, exactly, but a spirit that hints you might one day be greater, stronger than you are now. a promise; a potential. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#faith

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. ↗

— Nido Qubein

#circumstances #determine #go #merely #present

And dieting, I discovered, was another form of disordered eating, just as anorexia and bulimia similarly disrupt the natural order of eating. "Ordered" eating is the practice of eating when you are hungry and ceasing to eat when your brain sends the signal that your stomach is full. ... All people who live their lives on a diet are suffering. If you can accept your natural body weight and not force it to beneath your body's natural, healthy weight, then you can live your life free of dieting, of restriction, of feeling guilty every time you eat a slice of your kid's birthday cake. ↗

— Portia de Rossi

#inspirational #diet

Enjoy losing weight. Enjoy eating healthy, delicious food. Do not wait until you reach your destination to feel good. Take as much happiness and joy as you can from your weight loss journey. ↗

— Harry Papas

#healthy-diet #healthy-living #inspirational #positive-thinking #weight-loss

It is hard to remember that you are a cherished spiritual being when you're burping up apple fritters and Cheetos. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#spiritual #faith

My dear Guiliano," he said, "how is it that you and Don Croce do not join together to rule Sicily? He has the wisdom of age, you have the idealism of youth. ↗

— Mario Puzo

#age

It's easy to grow old if you haven't grown up ↗

— John Hively

#growing-old #growing-up #inspirational #age