#recovery

The president's grand experiment in trickle-down government has held back rather than sped economic recovery. He seems to sincerely believe we can build a middle class out of government jobs paid for with borrowed dollars. ↗

— Mitch Daniels

#believe #borrowed #build #class #dollars

The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self. ↗

— Marianne Williamson

#fractured #full #goal #need #only

The most important thing about recovery is to pass the message on. ↗

— Maurice Gibb

#important #important thing #message #most #pass

We could have a political movement going if it had been properly organized but the Monarchy's done itself enormous damage possibly beyond the point of long-term recovery. ↗

— Anthony Holden

#beyond #could #damage #done #enormous

When we feel like giving up, like we are beyond help, we must remember that we are never beyond hope. Holding on to hope has always motivated me to keep trying. I have found this hope by connecting with others. I’ve found it not only in individuals who have dealt with eating disorders but also in people who have battled addictions and those who have survived abuse, cancer, and broken hearts. I have found much-needed hope in my passions and dreams for the future. I’ve found it in prayer. Real hope combined with real actions has always pulled me through difficult times. Real hope combined with doing nothing has never pulled me through. In other words, sitting around and simply hoping that things will change won’t pick you up after a fall. Hope only gives you strength when you use it as a tool to move forward. Taking real action with a hopeful mind will pull you off the ground that eighth time and beyond. ↗

— Jenni Schaefer

#eating-disorder #hope #recovery #change

My brother trolled recovery and support groups, searching for women with dependency issues, the way I frequented bookstores with the hope of finding a well-adjusted, intelligent woman. Between us, his record was more stellar, his sin more reprehensible; though, knowing my brother, he slept soundly through the night without ever experiencing the slightest remorse. ↗

— Richard J. O'Brien

#dating #family-relationships #recovery #remorse #sin

Amy [Winehouse] increasingly became defined by her addiction. Our media though is more interested in tragedy than talent, so the ink began to defect from praising her gift to chronicling her downfall. The destructive personal relationships, the blood soaked ballet slippers, the aborted shows, that YouTube madness with the baby mice. In the public perception this ephemeral tittle-tattle replaced her timeless talent. This and her manner in our occasional meetings brought home to me the severity of her condition. Addiction is a serious disease; it will end with jail, mental institutions, or death. ↗

— Russell Brand

#amy-winehouse #death #media #recovery #death

We take action when we have the honesty to admit that things are still broken, despite our best efforts otherwise. We take action when we hold ourselves continually open to new techniques, remaining resolutely receptive to new sources of support and new feeds of information. We take action when we are willing, in each new moment, to try again. ↗

— Shannon Cutts

#recovery #life

Scars are not injuries, Tanner Sack. A scar is a healing. After injury, a scar is what makes you whole. ↗

— China Miéville

#injury #inspirational #recovery #scar #scars

Drinking is something people do; it's not what you are. But when it becomes what you are, you need to think about becoming something else. ↗

— Tim Cowlishaw

#alcoholism-addiction-recovery #help-self #inspirational-success-failure #inspirational