Inspirational quotations for survivors

[Magical Thinker]

Thank you everyone. These are helping me keep my head above water.

Love,

Magical Thinker

[jimscarlet]

Hello Dear Friends,my contribution as follows,which can be lived every day:
"In order to love one's self,one must behave in ways
one can admire." Enjoy.
Bundles of Hugs,
jimscarlet

[jimscarlet]

Test post,that's 2 I've posted,and they disappeared.

[englishrose]

hi
how about
nothing ventured nothing gained
no pain no gain
there is no such thing as a little bit abused you either were or were not
englishose

[nelson]

er, I like the last one.

[glowworm]

One I found yesterday:

'Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.'

So true. I take things personally when they were never even about me in the first place, but just about the person acting in ways they were already going to act whether i was around or not.

[Aspen]

I just read this, been a crazy week. I love this thread!

This is framed and on my bathroom wall it's one of the first things I see every morning:

Let go of anger,
Let go of hate
Live with your heart
and sidestep the dangers

Aspen

[Icarus]

"illegitimi non carborundum" (don't let the bastards grind you down!)

Icarus

[fightinback]

What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.

[fightinback]

This quote is from Samuel Johnson

"Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates."

We're so quick to want grief to go away but when you miss someone who has been lost, whether that's a friend, family member or your old self, grief deserves some time.