Quotes About Overcoming

blessing of scars: the deeper they were, the more you couldn't feel anything in them at all.

I want to be judged by who I am as a person, not by what happened to me. In fact, all the bad things have only contributed to my confidence and sense of self, because I survived them and became a better and stronger person.

Perhaps trying to move away from my problems and focus on the positive is the best I can do.

But trust me, it's best to face something head on, smash it, and move on with your life. Lingering and wondering, waiting and worrying... that kills you.

We can have the final word on hate, neglect, disease and all the other insidious characters that still script their way into our stories...for now, but not forever.

They cut away pieces of me," she whispered in the darkness. "But I handed them the knife.

Wounds can heal if you pull the thorns out.

We all make mistakes, the danger lies in letting those mistakes make us. Make us believe we can't put things right. Make us think there's no hope. Make us give up.

Each queen was once a girl like you; told who to be and what to do. Not pretty, not pleasing, far too rough. Lacking, less than, not enough. Till wounded subjects, anguished dead, mattered more than things that others said. Then like a flag, her will unfold. Go now girl, remake the world!

We all make mistakes," Lucanos said. "The danger lies in letting those mistakes make us." "Make us what?" asked Belle. "Make us believe we can't put things right. Make us think there's no hope. Make us give up," the beetle said, giving Belle a very direct look.

Wounds can heal if you pull the thorns out," she said. "For some, perhaps

We all make mistakes," Lucanos said. "The danger lies in letting those mistakes make us." "Make us what?" asked Belle. "Make us believe we can't put things right. Make us think there's no hope. Make us give up," the beetle said, giving Belle a very direct look.

Every strong swimmer has a story about nearly drowning.

When something awful happens, sometimes people get stuck.

Time's a goon, right? You gonna let that goon push you around?

Time's a goon, right? You gonna let that goon push you around?" Scotty shook his head. "The goon won.

When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth     ââ'¬â€Persian Proverb

Which is to say that we all have dragons to slay in life. This one is mine. I hope that doing so will provide a model to others on how to find the bravery to be true to oneself, even if it means doing something that seems impossible.

You think the worst is behind you, but it's never behind you. In fact, saying something is the worst does not leave room for all the bad stuff that can follow it. You say the pain is nine, but you mean ten. You leave room.

As we grow, we learn to overcome the tendency to run and hide from ourselves and our feelings. When we feel trapped or pressured, it takes great spiritual and emotional strength to be honest.

How does one get one self back ? How can one release and let go when the pain is so intense you feel as though you are drowning in your own breath.

A dark voice inside me said I didn't deserve to be here and pointed to the past. Yet, that day, with a surprising new store of strength, I pushed it back. I had the power to stop being afraid of failure. I had failed in the past, I might fail in the future, but I didn't have to waste energy on being embarrassed about the outcome, good or bad. Even if things were hard or confusing to navigate, I'd be okay, no matter what.

That kind of love should've been able to beat sickness. That kind of love should've conquered anything.

Jennifer L. Holm