1,260 Quotes About Recovery

Getting sober is a radically creative act.

Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking of what we want to become. Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking about who we don't ever want to be again. Everything we do is part of who we are. How we choose to use those memories, to motivate or to submit is entirely up to us.

Often self-love is replaced with self- loathing, compounded by beating ourselves up. We become experts at putting ourselves down, judging ourselves, and finding fault. This creates deep shame that says “I am a mistake” instead of saying “I made a mistake.

A spiritual hell I lived in … hating the God of love and knowing the god I served … hated me!

This woman’s size protected herfrom the hurts of the worldbut it also imprisoned her soul. As the merry-go-round revolved, she ate another French fry,as a silent scream frozen on her face.

Always love, always encourage, and never let despair get in the way.

I lived to be forgotten because I'd forgotten how to live

There comes a time. The pain of existence transcends the fear of change. There comes a time.

The initial journey towards sobriety is a delicate balance between insight into one's desire for escape and abstinence from one's addiction.