Are you ready for change?
Are you hoping your child is ready for change as well?
Change is something we all experience.
When our kids are struggling with substance use, what parents want more than anything is for their son or daughter to get their life back on track. A healthy lifestyle is what we want for our kids.
Your child may change when you least expect it. You never know what will be the tipping point, their catalyst for change.
One thing you can do as a parent is to not give up hope. Your child can join the millions in recovery.
Here are 25 quotes to inspire change.
1. “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Elizabeth Appell
2.”There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time.” ~ Anne Lamott
3. “The best apology is changed behavior.” ~ Unknown
4. “No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change.” ~ Bill Phillips
5. “When thinking about life, remember this: no amount of guilt can solve the past, and no amount of anxiety can solve the future.” ~ Unknown
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7.”We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can’t use shame to change ourselves or others.” ~ Brené Brown
8. “With one kind gesture, you can change a life. One person at a time you can change the world. One day at a time we can change everything.” ~ Steve Maraboli
9. “The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.” ~ Paul Coelho
10. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” ~ James Baldwin
11. “You can’t change what’s going on around you until you start changing what’s going on within you.” ~ Zig Ziglar
12. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale
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14. “In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change lies our happiness and freedom.” ~ Buddha
15. “When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it. All else is madness.” ~ Eckhart Tolle
16. “The 3 C’s of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change.” ~ Unknown
17. “Life’s not about expecting, hoping and wishing, it’s about doing, being and becoming.” ~ Mike Dooley
18. “I can affect change by transforming the only thing that I ever had control over in the first place and that is myself.” ~ Deepak Chopra
19. “I realized, it is not the time that heals, but what we do within that time that creates positive change.” ~ Diane Dettman
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21. “Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.” ~ Iyanla Vanzant
22. “If you’re still looking for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” ~ Roman Price
23. “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” ~ Carl Jung
24. “Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny.” ~ Steven Pressfield
25. “Don’t be afraid of change. You may lose something good, but you may gain something better.” ~ Unknown
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