The difficult road from addiction to recovery calls for all the encouraging assistance that can be provided to facilitate the change. Friends, family, and counseling coaches will make every effort to be there for you when you need them, offering consolation or bolstering your determination. These ten quotations are only a handful of the numerous ones that have helped countless individuals in times of need when they needed motivation to continue on their path to recovery. “The Scar” by China Miéville, a London-based author, is a rich source of inspiration for readers who are willing to go far beyond its science fiction plot because of its insightful portrayal of the depths of the power inherent in the human experience. This is demonstrated by the following passage from
“Scars are not injuries, Tanner Sack. A scar is a healing. After injury, a scar is what makes you whole.”
Not only are friendship, grief, and self-recovery universal elements in life, but they also permeate the healing process. These statements from the writings of these authors, who narrate their stories in very different ways, are reflected in the lives that have been regained by those who have battled and overcome addiction.
“I know now that we never get over great losses; we absorb them, and they carve us into different, often kinder, creatures.” ― Gail Caldwell, “Let’s Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship”
“Although healing brings a better life, it also threatens to permanently alter life as you’ve known it. Your relationships, your position in the world, even your sense of identity may change. Coping patterns that have served you for a lifetime will be called into question. When you make the commitment to heal, you risk losing much of what is familiar. As a result one part of you may want to heal while another resists change.” ― Laura Davis, “Courage to Heal Workbook”
“You were sick, but now you’re well again, and there’s work to do.” ― Kurt Vonnegut
“We don’t get to choose the things that happen to us in life. What we can choose is how to react to them, how we deal with them, and how we move on.” ― Sarah Winter
Even while the path to healing and wholeness rarely gives us a limitless supply of energy to last us 24/7/365, there are many books, calendars, and other resources that can offer a little boost of energy to get through a difficult day or moment when soul power is low. Here are a few quotations from various authors that might offer just the right amount of motivation to rekindle the spark and carry on.
“A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your pieces. Then, help me gather mine.” ― Vera Nazarian, “The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration”
“Self-preservation isn’t worth it if you can’t live with the self you’re preserving.” ― David Levithan, “Every Day”
“We judge ourselves by our intentions; the world judges us by our actions” ― J. Dean
“Deep down inside, each of us knows what our truths are. It is forgivable to lose them…It is unforgivable not to reclaim them.” ― Holli Kenley, “Mountain Air: Relapsing and Finding the Way Back… One Breath at a Time”
“Being broken isn’t the worst thing. We can be mended and put together again. We don’t have to be ashamed of our past. We can embrace the history that gives us value, and see our cracks as beautiful.” ― Anna White, “Mended: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Leaps of Faith”
