ZenMe

I know these are cliche but I use them regardless!

Actions speak louder than words.

You never know.

It was meant to be.

lillamy

*inappropriate warning*

"When life knocks you down.
Calmly get back up.
Smile.
And politely say,
You hit like a b**ch."

atalose

History doesn't repeat itself..........people repeat history.

wellnowwhat

Someone else here said it first:

"not my monkey, not my circus".

Sanity2012

A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others....(Wizard to Tin Man when he received his heart)

FireSprite

Ran across these in the last few days & thought I'd add to this thread:

"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." ~Albert Einstein


"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

fourmaggie

omy gosh!

lol...I think i have some new sayings....
"not my monkey, NOT MY CIRCUS"

choublak

"Trash shouldn't have feet." ~Haitian proverb

Eddiebuckle

Forgiveness is giving up all hope of a better past.

HopefulinFLA

"Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace." - Dalai Lama

This seems to take a lot of practice, and I'm still practicing!

Lyssy

"Be Fearless" - Dove Chocolates wrapper.

I got this just shortly after my journey began and I know it probably sounds corny, but I gave me a lot of strength early on. I still have it taped to my computer screen at work.

catlovermi

You'll either find a way, or you'll find an excuse.

m1k3

If you understand then things are just as they are.
If you don't understand then things are just as they are. (zen saying)

When you let go of the past, it lets go of you.

Let go or be dragged.

firebolt

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE UNTIL YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN PRISON.

“Ignorance is a lot like alcohol: the more you have of it, the less you are able to see its effect on you.”
― Jay M. Bylsma

Acceptance is giving up the dream you can have a better past.

Recovering2

"No" is a complete sentence.

Nothing changes if Nothing changes.

Just because they say it, doesn't make it true.

theuncertainty

There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors. - Adrienne Rich

Potential has a shelf life. - Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye

HopefulinFLA

Someone can only walk on you if you lay down and act like a door mat.

Springs

“I don’t want just words. If that’s all you have for me, you’d better go”


― F. Scott Fitzgerald

fourmaggie

i wish i got this very early on in my recovery...it would have made my self esteem so much wiser!

OnawaMiniya

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha