Quotes About Recovery

We are the warden who possesses the key to the prison cell of anger and pain, so we can walk out into the sunlight again.

In February of 1962, Joseph Bogen and Philip Vogel sliced in half the brain of Bill Jenkins—intentionally, methodically, and with careful premeditation. Jenkins, then in his late forties, recovered and went on to enjoy a quality of life that had eluded him for years. In the decade that followed, Bogen and Vogel split brain after brain in California, earning them the epithet "the West Coast butchers.

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

The drink? Yes, I've had tough times in my life, especially the last year, regarding my ex-wife, my kids, I nearly broke my neck, I was on death row with pneumonia.

To be alive is to be addicted, and to be alive and addicted is to stand in need of grace.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot. The damn thing is, I've never felt better in my life.

So often the pain of our life is no more than a reminder to take our hand off the stove.

Meditation is the single most powerful tool to aid recovery from disease and lead to a life of maximum health

You know, life fractures us all into little pieces. It harms us, but it's how we glue those fractures back together that make us stronger.

All I can say is what I've always said: If you break your leg, stop thinking about dancing and start decorating the cast.

We're always experiencing joy or sadness. But there are lots of people who've closed down. And there are times in one's life when one has to close down just to regroup.

No one's ever completely broken. It's just a matter of how much has to fall apart before the ember of life is exposed to air.

Life is a series of recoveries.

I don't know whether I will drink again in my life but I didn't drink yesterday, I am not drinking today and I'll try not to drink again tomorrow.

The world turned into a big black hole while my daughter was on the verge of life and death.

Early diagnosis is so important because the earlier a mental illness can be detected, diagnosed and treatment can begin, the better off that person can be for the rest of his or her life.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.

While the sick man has life, there is hope.

To be 26 years old and lose your left heart ventricle was probably the most dramatic thing that's ever happened to me in my life...

As a footballer I can't imagine life without the use of one of my legs... Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine.

Healing doesn't mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls your life.

Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles and you have to change it.