Quotes About Resilience

Comprendía, entonces, que la vida nos da montones de provisiones para nuestras travesías por el desierto. Todo lo que había adquirido de manera activa o pasiva, todo lo que había aprendido voluntariamente o por osmosis, volvía a mí como las verdaderas riquezas de mi existencia, cuando lo había perdido todo.

He had to be okay. We had no choice.

Aquella tarde, bajo la maldita lluvia, acurrucada sobre mi infortunio, entendí que sin duda podía ser como ellos.

I have to think of the positive that's how I cope.

Looking for a gem, we are sometimes dumb enough to try to hold on to a lump of coal, convinced that it will turn into a diamond in our lifetime... but all it does it get sh*t all over you until you burn it and use the energy for something else.

Some people change. Most people don't. Accepting this makes it much harder for them to disappoint you.

The more obstacles you encounter, the harder you must fight to meet your destiny. Never let adversity win. Never give up on yourself and the good you can bring to the world.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life, and if you screw that up, you can start again tomorrow.

Hey... don't lose to the world, to that common sense thing the world embraces.

In time the Rockies may crumble,Gibraltar may tumble(They're only made of clay),But our love is here to stay.

History, like thermodynamics, won't let you out.

Go with the flow--because you can't fight a tide God sets in motion.

As her mom had always told her whenever a new surgery was imminent, though, the only way to secure a better future was to tackle the hard stuff in the present. That was true on an interpersonal level as it had been for her physical challenges through the years.

Love isn't always easy, is it?

Sometimes we can let the curves life throws us mess with our internal guidance system. As your grandfather used to say, if you keep your eye on the horizon and focus on your destination, no storm can push you too far off course." It almost sounded like Charley was issuing a . . .

She might never understand why the Almighty had allowed so much tragedy to befall her during the past two years, but she wasn't going to turn away from him as many people did when life got tough. She was going to cling tight to his promise that he would be with her always. And she was going to trust that one day soon, life would be bright again. Because if she didn't, the shadows hovering over her soul could swoop in and shroud her in darkness forever.

that even when clouds hide the sun, it keeps on shining—just like your light. Amen.

He didn't talk about his painful past. Ever. With anyone.

We mustn't give trouble a shape before it throws its shadow.

Once again, both Chris and I were manipulated like small puppets in our world of adults. We didn't like it, and we suffered, but the tall ones around us said that we would soon get over our sadness, that we would "adapt" in a matter of weeks.

Women in London must have learned not to breathe

ABC is that old ability,breaks and courage.

Who needs a suitcase? The notebooks are burnt.

Knives poised close to the throat—then the voices are slowly imbibed. Glutted majesty heaves himself back from the vampiric supper, While the Judas trees thrive in the hush of their forested bed.