“For a torture to be effective, the pain has to be spread out; it has to come at regular intervals, with no end in sight. The water falls , drop after drop after drop, like the second hand of a watch, carving up time. The shock of each individual drop is insignificant, but the sensation … Continue reading For a Torture To Be Effective…
Quotes
Dignity Is As Essential To Human Life…
“Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of extreme physical hardship, can hold a man's soul in his body long past the point at which the body should have surrendered it.” ―Laura Hillenbrand If you haven't seen the movie Unbroken, which … Continue reading Dignity Is As Essential To Human Life…
When You Fail To Tap Into Your Wellsprings…
“When you fail to tap into your wellsprings of inner strength due to toxic habits, environments or people, you wind up feeling trapped, stranded, and unhappy. You end up in soulless jobs, destructive relationships and empty friendships. Most of all, you find yourself unsatisfied with who you are, and you often become your own worst … Continue reading When You Fail To Tap Into Your Wellsprings…
Silently
“Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.” ―Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sorrow Prepares You For Joy
“Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath … Continue reading Sorrow Prepares You For Joy
When We Turn Around
“When we turn around & come face to face with our destiny, we discover that words (spoken) are not enough. I know so many people who are brilliant speakers but are quite incapable of practicing what they preach. It's one thing to describe a situation & quite another to experience it. I realized a long … Continue reading When We Turn Around
For Some Reason
“For some reason the word “chronic” often has to be explained. It does not mean severe, though many chronic conditions can be exceptionally serious and indeed life-threatening. No, “chronic” means persistent over time, enduring, constant. Diabetes is a chronic condition, but measles is not. With measles, you contract it and then it is gone. It … Continue reading For Some Reason
The Erosion Of An Effective Patient-Physician Relationship
“The erosion of an effective patient-physician relationship has no place when dealing with chronic pain. Worst of all, dismissing the patient's pain is as devastating as crushing a patient's hope.” ―Melissa Cady
Stop Fighting Yourself
“Stop fighting yourself and start fighting for yourself.” -The Buried Life
Silent Sufferers
“There are far too many silent sufferers. Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no one who cares.” ―Richelle E. Goodrich
