In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.
I live one day at a time, one day at a time. Yesterday’s gone and tomorrow is blind, so I live one day at a time.
When you begin to realize that your past does not necessarily dictate the outcome of your future, then you can release the hurt. It is impossible to inhale new air until you exhale the old.
We all fall in life. The question is: who gets back up?
If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go through another door- or I’ll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.
Your setback is just a setup for your comeback.
When you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all.
Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
Time heals everything. Sometimes you have to go through that pain and heartbreak so that you can get to the other side and come out on top.
It’s cool to be a part of recovery. This is just who I am, this is what I write about, what I do, and most of my work has been a reflection of what I’ve been going through in one way or another.
Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.
Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.
Do the right thing, and then do the next right thing, and that will lead you to the next right thing after that.
Resilience is not what happens to you. It’s how you react to, respond to, and recover from what happens to you.
No one can take away your pain, so don’t let anyone take away your happiness.
A setback only paves the way for a comeback.
Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.
A man can fall many times in life, but he’s never a failure until he refuses to get back up.
Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.
But you have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.