1. Positive thinking does not mean that there are zero problems, but it means that you can cope and recover more easily, while at the same time you are able to look at a brighter side of any situation. John Franz, Positive Thinking
   Positive Thinking
2. Life is meant to be a celebration! It shouldn’t be necessary to set aside special times to remind us of this fact. Wise is the person who finds a reason to make every day a special one.Leo Buscaglia
   Wise
3. It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. Joseph Campbell
   Inspirational
4. Recovery is the affirmative outcome you’ll enjoy once you have moved through a setback and arrived on the other side. Susan C. Young
   Moving Forward
5. When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.Jean Shinoda Bolen
   Joy
6. FEAR stands for face everything and recover. AA saying
   Fear
7. Given love and opportunity, every child and adult can recover. All who know this and have the capacity to help others should assist as they can.Dallin H. Oaks, Life’s Lessons Learned
   Love
8. God doesn’t intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other. Rick Warren
   Stress



9. Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
   Confidence
10. How do we learn to have the courage to grieve? Some of us learn courage spontaneously, when we must act in order to survive. Most of us learn the courage to face new challenges in the process of living, experiencing and surviving our struggles over and over again. Since pain is unavoidable, we can learn to make pain our teacher instead of our enemy.Judy Tatelbaum, The Courage to Grieve
    Courage
11. Being your best is not so much about overcoming the barriers other people place in front of you as it is about overcoming the barriers we place in front of ourselves. It has nothing to do with how many times you win or lose. It has no relation to where you finish in a race or whether you break world records. But it does have everything to do with having the vision to dream, the courage to recover from adversity and the determination never to be shifted from your goals. Kieren Perkins, Olympic Swimming medalist
    Sports
12. There are times when it seems your heart is open to hurt but remember that every heart that is real also has the ability to recover and be stronger than before. Byron Pulsifer, The Paradox Of Life
    Quote of The Day
13. We can choose to recover from the situation and make amends to the persons we have harmed, or we can simply complain, and force blame onto other people for our own actions and choices. Meilena Hauslendale, Stop Complaining
    Choices
14. Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future.” Og Mandino
    God



15. Nothing is impossible; the word itself says, “I’m possible!” Audrey Hepburn
    Words of Encouragement
16. Nova Southeastern University, a prestigious Florida research institution, prove what we have known all along: that music is a powerful, motivational, transcendent tool in the fight against addiction and for long-lasting recovery… the percentage of our clients who are staying clean twelve months posttreatment is more than four times higher than the national average.Paul Pellinger, Music Is Our Medicine: The Story of Recovery Unplugged
    Motivational
17. The key to you being able to recover from depression is to set yourself a few simple goals that you can slowly build upon. Also it is important that you take things one day at a time and whenever you achieve a particular goal you have set yourself then reward yourself for doing so. Heather Rose, Depression Self Help
    Encouraging
18. We all have made mistakes in the past – no one is born or lives as a saint. The difference among people with regrets is not only how serious these transgressions were, but what has been done since to recover or change, and to move forward with a new appreciation of life and all it gives. Catherine Pulsifer, Forgive Yourself
    Appreciation
19. If you’re facing what you feel is the ultimate failure, there’s always room to recover. Stop digging. Do whatever it is you have to do to regroup, but come back with a plan.Joe Procopio, It’s All Nonsense
    Encouraging Poems
20. Before you can break out of prison, you must realize you are locked up.Author Unknown
    Funny Quotes about Life
21. The Invictus Games are an international multisport event for WIS (wounded, injured and sick) Armed Services personnel and veterans. The Games use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and increase awareness of the sacrifices made by those who serve.Boris Starling, Unconquerable: The Invictus Spirit
    Veterans Day
22. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -always see them for they’re always there. Norman Vincent Peale
    Quotes about Being Strong
23. One of the reverse strategies to developing the mindset of someone who wants to help others grow or recover from many of life’s issues is dependent upon how much love you have within. In other words, the less you love yourself, the less love you have to spread to those around you. Catherine Pulsifer, What Do You Feed Your Mind
    Helping Others



24. All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.Helen Keller
    Quotes about Overcoming
25. Most of all, Gramps taught me that I could recover from embarrassing mistakes. James Shaw, Defensive End
    Mistake
26. And the road of recovery – living a life where the substance or behavior to which they are addicted is no longer determining their actions – always involves the difficult and continuous acknowledgment that they simply cannot, by their will alone, change the behavior that was destroying their life.Oriah, The Dance
    Action
27. Worry starts to affect your sleep which eventually can adversely affect your overall health which, in turn, can lead you to be more susceptible to contracting a virus or something even worse. Your body needs sleep; your body must have sleep time to recover, to be less agitated. Byron Pulsifer, Worry The Web of Defeat
    Worry
28. Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success. Vince Lombardi
    Commitment
29. When we enjoy what we do, we have great energy and passion for our work. When something doesn’t go well, we can recover and rebound more quickly. Mike Anderson, The Well-Balanced Teacher
    Work
30. Your home is a physical and perhaps emotional comfort zone where you can heal and recover enough to address all your work problems the next morning. Zak Khan, Break Out
    Home
31. Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. Denis Waitley
    Quotes on Life Lessons
32. Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss of any kind. Therefore, the feelings you are having are also normal and natural for you. The problem is that we have all been socialized to believe that these feelings are abnormal and unnatural.John W. James, The Grief Recovery Handbook
    Grief



33. If you don’t program yourself, life will program you.Les Brown
    Poems about Life
34. Failure will rain down upon your world to the point where you may feel that there is no hope. This is the kind of stormy day that will need a lot of your strength to overcome. It is through learning how to deal with failure and how to turn it to your advantage that ultimately will improve your view of life. Armed with the mechanisms of recovery, you will be able to face and overcome any challenge thrown your way.Catherine Pulsifer, How Long Does A Storm Last
    Failure
35. Those that can help and are really able to support you through these difficult times are the ones you need to be able to turn to on short notice. You need to be able to count on them on short notice because you do not want to turn to anyone who may take you down the slippery slope of non-recovery ….Byron Pulsifer, My Excuse For My Excuse
    Compassion
36. … one does not change without pain and it is this recovery from pain that ultimately reminds a person that they are in control. It was his courage to change, to lead a life that was devoid of letting drugs control him, and one where there was hope to lead a life where he could have his own home and a real relationship. Byron Pulsifer, Courage Or Not
    Change
37. Believe recovery is not just possible, but expected. I’m sick and tired of the notion that addiction is impossible to overcome. It most assuredly is not.Leo Enhart, The Sacred Quest Of Recovery.
    Addiction
38. You should never feel hopeless. Your road to recovery will be very personal so take what works for you and leave out whatever doesn’t.C.M. Fraser, Deppy to Happy
    Comforting
39. We know through our research and nursing practice experience that emotional stability and resiliency improves outcomes in recovery from medical illness as well as psychiatric illness.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Psychiatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!recovery link to nurse
    Nurse
40. Release, relax, let go, and recover your soul.Deborah Tyler Blais, Letting Your Heart Sing
    Soul
41. In this book, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Aron Ralston finds himself in a life or death situation, and ends up taking the drastic action of amputating his right arm… Once rescued, Aron starts the road to recovery which is a difficult one. But, even with everything he was through, he had no regrets about the choices he made. He learned much and has moved on with his life. Catherine Pulsifer, Between a Rock and a Hard Place
    Regret

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