Quotes about Recovery

Life is a series of recoveries.

We're stronger in the places that we've been broken.

I was blown up while we were eating cheese.

We're stronger in the places that we've been broken.

Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.

Life's had to break you down so you could be rebuilt

The insights that freed Jud were similar to the ones that led to my own recovery from spiritual workaholism after being confronted by my boss years ago. I came to realize that God didn't love me because I made myself valuable through service; on the contrary, I was valuable because I was loved by God. I could stop working like a slave to justify myself; I just needed to recognize — and celebrate — my adoption as God's child.

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

The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over.

I know that you don't believe it, but indeed, life will bring you through. You will live it down in time. What you need now is fresh air, fresh air, fresh air!

Wounding, at best, only temporarily releases pain.

Wounded people may not get over their wounds easily or quickly. Wounds can be hard just to brush aside because the wounder says, "I'm sorry.