"Recovery is about purpose and meaning in life, not â€œsobrietyâ€ and meetings."

-- Stanton Peele

#Recovery Quotes #Sobriety Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“As an actress I really like exploring and doing new experiences.”
“Since pure awareness of nowness is real Enlightenment, in openness and contentment I found the Truth in my heart. By simply relaxing in this uncontrived, open, and natural state, we obtain the quality of effortless freedom of whatever arises.”
“Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.”
“Gently touching with the charm of poetry.”
“Enlightenment is not meant to be an object of religious faith. It is an evolutionary goal, something we want to become...”
“It was Rick's Rubin idea to have the 'Brooklyn' verse repeat. It already was a story, but having that made it a folk song. Instead of this rambling march of verses, Rick understands that music needs hooks. You need that repeated chorus, that everyone can sing along to.”
“We can't say that we believe in each otherâ€™s fundamental humanity and then turn a blind eye to the reality of each others existence and the truth of each otherâ€™s hearts. We must be allies. And we must be allies in this business because to be represented is to be humanized. And as long as anyone, anywhere is being made to feel less human, our very definition of humanity is at stake and we are all vulnerable.”

Source : Kerry Washington's Acceptance Speech at the GLAAD Media Awards, www.vulture.com. March 22, 2015.
“Things shouldn't hinge on so very little. Sneeze and you're highway carnage. Remove one tiny stone and you're an avalanche statistic. But I guess if you can die without ever understanding how it happened then you can also live without a complete understanding of how. And in a way that's kind of relaxing.”

Source : FaceBook post by Miriam Toews from Jul 07, 2011

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