"The turnaround came when I got up one morning and realized the sun was shining whether I wanted it to or not. CHOICES. That's the word. That's when I realized that every day I had a choice. I could choose to be miserable, or I could choose to move forward. Obviously, I chose to move forward."
"I kind of feel like as much as this hurts it is also an opportunity to change my life for the better and make me a better person and make more positive choices for a better life."
"It would have been easy to crumble during those three strikes. But instead, I decided to use my life experience as a case study for others who are having to start over in this day and age."
“True happiness knows no crisis, only another mountain to climb.”
"I had tried to make excuses for not pulling the trigger, but everything I came up with seemed to fall flat. Then, there was another voice in my head that stopped me just before I pulled the trigger. He said 'just breath for one more day.' At that point, everything seemed to wash away.
My life is better because I gained strength in that small voice. Nothing can be so bad as to take your life … there are always choices. I’ve gained a strength, compassion and resilience that I take towards every aspect of my life."
"I decided when I found out I had cancer that I was not afraid to die, but I was, likewise, not afraid to live. That is the gift I give to my family."
"We now have the honor and privilege of serving others who many times are just as broken as I was ... NEW LIFE? That is an understatement! :):):)"
"We all have come through this in a positive way and I think it is because we approached it that way ... Yes, maybe we don’t like our choices, but we have them. The trick is, to make the right choice and to realize that the right choice is sometimes not the easy choice, but if you put the work in, you can get so much out of it in the end."
"To this day, it has amazed me what compassion and empathy people can give you when you need it most."
"Life, while ultimately short, is a process … Time marches on and only time reveals those ups and downs. We win mini battles. We go on."
"This experience, and many others since have taught me that nothing stays the same forever, that time (and the world around us) keeps moving providing opportunities for us to change our direction. We have become creatures of habit and find comfort and security in habit, but sometimes things change and those habits impact negatively on us, and breaking a habit (especially the way we think) is scary."
“I think what pulled me through the most was my absolute refusal to live my life in a wheelchair ... I still have many challenges ahead of me, but I'm determined to succeed. We're only given one life, and despite it all, we have to make the best of it."
"The insight that turned me around emotionally was to separate my self-identity from my finances … that my debt did not define me."
"Suffering does not have to be a crutch or a badge of honor, it can be a useful tool in our lives to mold us and shape us into individuals of valiant character and a strength for others to overcome similar struggles."
"Initially I was knocked sideways, but with the passage of time and help in the form of therapy I gradually began to recognize my experience as a wake-up call."
"We have to heal as human beings to heal the world."
"When life presents many different colors and shades of pain and struggle, use them to paint a portrait of survival and determination. Rejection, despair and disappointment are common on the street of life but they make you appreciate every single moment you spend with success."
"The key question you need to answer is, do you want to die? Or do you want the pain to go away...? If you want to die that's too bad because nothing lasts forever, not the bad, nor the good. Just hang on a bit longer and you'll see the rain will stop, the sun will shine and there will be a rainbow waiting for you, I promise!"
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