Quotes about Resilience

On our worst days, we still look for something we've done toward recovery. Sometimes the best we can do is feel good about what we did not do.

Struggling is okay. Back-stepping is okay. Small bits of progress are not only okay, they're admirable.

A good rule of thumb is: You need to detach most when it seems the least likely or possible thing to do. I

You can spoil your fun, your day, your life—that's your business—but I won't let you spoil my fun, my day, or my life.

but the power of being emotionally stuck is far greater than the power of reason."2

Light and love are on my side.

Even God cannot change the past. —Agathon

God, help me face and solve my problems today. Help me do my part and let the rest go. I can learn to be a problem-solver

Can you still see and hear? Do you have your senses of taste and smell? Can you walk? Run? Do you have a motorized chair if you're unable to walk on your own? Come on—let's get it all on the list. Ask friends or family for help making your list. What do they see you as having? What do they think you're lucky to have? What do they admire in you?

The longer this lifetime goes, the more convinced I am that our primary responsibility in life is to find a way to make peace with ourselves, our past, and our present—no matter what we face and no matter how often we need to do that.

Feeling hurt does not have to be so frightening. We do not have to work so hard to avoid it. While hurt feelings aren't as much fun as feeling happy, they are, still, just feelings.

Sometimes things happen, and for a variety of reasons I may not end up where I wanted to go. If I change my mind or problems beyond my control interfere, I find myself doing something other than what I had planned. Timing and exact circumstances may vary. That's okay. I usually end up someplace that's better for me. That's where acceptance, trust, faith, and letting go come in. But at least I'm not driving aimlessly through life.