Beyond the Mirror
Motivating Quotes & Affirmations

This page is dedicated to all of my clients & all of you who are struggling &/or have struggled in your own recovery. You CAN do it! Keep on Keepin' on!

" Make Eating Happen"

"I do not have to like something to accept it"

"Enjoy the day"

" When I feel like I can't love myself how I am right now, I love who I want to be-that in turn helps me love myself"

"Once you accept that you can't be perfect, making mistakes becomes not only a learning opportunity, but an achievement."

" I am embarking on a new journey"

"Hidey-Ho"

"Do it any way"

"I will take the easiest opportunity NOT to do the behaviors"

"I could not be as healthy as I needed to be, while still being as sick as I wanted to be"

"That's Novel"

"I do not have to be perfect in my recovery"

"I will just think about today""We [I] must be willing to do the thing that we think we cannot do" ...Eleanor Roosevelt"We must be willing to let go of the life we had planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us." ...Joseph Campbell"All that I know becomes manifest when I hold an animal." ...Unknown

Things That Help

Support others

Volunteer

Do it anyway (The things you know help you feel better....Especially when it's hard to do)

Connect with others

Journaling

Call/email/text a friend

Group Support

Get outside

Moderate Exercise

Being of service to others

Laugh

Dance/sing/play

Read

Watch kids play

Practice positive self-talk

ASK FOR HELP (This is soooo easy-NOT

Commit to the day

Breathe

Yoga

Run through sprinklers

Meditate

Make a gratitude list

Get out of the house!!!

Go thrift store shopping

Count blessings

Skip

Take a bath (add food coloring for fun)

Make a craft

Put on some fuzzy socks

Stretch

Visit the library or a local book store

Invite some one to tea/coffee

Blow bubbles'

Knit/crochet/needle point/sew a button

Take car to car wash

Take dog/friend's dog to dog wash

Listen to relaxation CD

Watch a movie

Wash your hair

Get a massage

Watch the sunrise, sunset, clouds float by

Do some laundry

Make a valentine for yourself

Change your attitude

Light candles

Pray

If you have a quote, affirmation &/or coping mechanism that has helped you in recovery, please email your thought to beyondthemirrorcounseling@yahoo.com & I will add them to the website!

 

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.
C.G. Jung