This is the epic inspiration thread to inspire and motivate us on our path to recovery and self-discovery. Sounds cheesy, but I like cheese. Please post any images, quotes, thoughts or links you find inspiring and motivational.

I don't own any of these things, nor mean to infringe any copyrights. These come in the form of emails generally and I'd like to share them.

[Stormy Seas]

Well done ! Awesome . Loved it

A few inspirational quotes:

"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about." Dale Carnegie

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is. I believe in the latter. Albert Einstein

"To live a happy life, tie it to a goal. Not to people or things." Albert Einstein

[AngelWolf3]

(saw that in a fortune cookie once, still have the fortune...)

very cool strats

I like the second one dubble, a lot!
here's one for this morning:

hey thats phantom freaky!

I wanted some red to difuse the hues

found a demon...

and I imagined a damn stawberry!

the whole time

[BrokenNBeautiful]

better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

---not known by me

[BrokenNBeautiful]

I am borderline SANE.

---Billi (my own quote)

Thought it was time to bump this back up. Sigh...still having issues posting images. Oh well....at least you can click on them.

[CinnamonCandy]

Hope is the thing with feathers
that perches in the soul
And sings the tune without
the words
And never stops - at all.

~Emily Dickenson

[ava1enzue1a]

Nice thread! I like it

Originally Posted by stratocaster

OR...

"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." ─ Unknown

Again, nice thread... I'll definitely try visiting regularly and contributing more

[ava1enzue1a]

"Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly." ─ Neil Gaiman

"You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it." ─ Benjamin Mee, We Bought A Zoo

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." ─ Mother Teresa

A perfect quote for those of us with BPD: "A heart is a fragile thing. That's why we protect them so vigorously, give them away so rarely, and why it means so much when we do. Some hearts are more fragile than others. Purer, somehow. Like crystal in a world of glass, even the way they shatter is beautiful." ─ Unknown

For BPD specifically...

"I think people with borderline personality disorder are compassionate, beautiful souls who have been through too much trauma and have lost faith in themselves and forgotten what it's like to be happy." ─ Anonymous

"If you have borderline personality disorder, don't get discouraged. Many people with this disorder get better with treatment and can live satisfying lives." ─ Mayo Clinic

"It has been suggested that BPD symptoms can sometimes improve as time goes on or even disappear all together." ─ BPD World

A statement by Dr. Leland Heller: "Borderlines desperately want to be loved, but their condition at times makes them seem unlovable."

But consider this Swedish Proverb: "Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it."

Now, an interpretation (from Yahoo! Answers) regarding the above-mentioned proverb: "I think it means that when we are hurting on the inside we usually act badly on the outside and, therefore, don't deserve love. However, it is in our times of hurting that we need love most, in order to heal and grow."

P.S. Sorry for lack of aesthetics; I know this post looks a little dull. Perhaps I'll try posting image quotes and more in the future

Originally Posted by ava1enzue1a

"Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly." ─ Neil Gaiman

"You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it." ─ Benjamin Mee, We Bought A Zoo

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." ─ Mother Teresa

A perfect quote for those of us with BPD: "A heart is a fragile thing. That's why we protect them so vigorously, give them away so rarely, and why it means so much when we do. Some hearts are more fragile than others. Purer, somehow. Like crystal in a world of glass, even the way they shatter is beautiful." ─ Unknown

For BPD specifically...

"I think people with borderline personality disorder are compassionate, beautiful souls who have been through too much trauma and have lost faith in themselves and forgotten what it's like to be happy." ─ Anonymous

"If you have borderline personality disorder, don't get discouraged. Many people with this disorder get better with treatment and can live satisfying lives." ─ Mayo Clinic

"It has been suggested that BPD symptoms can sometimes improve as time goes on or even disappear all together." ─ BPD World

A statement by Dr. Leland Heller: "Borderlines desperately want to be loved, but their condition at times makes them seem unlovable."

But consider this Swedish Proverb: "Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it."

Now, an interpretation (from Yahoo! Answers) regarding the above-mentioned proverb: "I think it means that when we are hurting on the inside we usually act badly on the outside and, therefore, don't deserve love. However, it is in our times of hurting that we need love most, in order to heal and grow."

P.S. Sorry for lack of aesthetics; I know this post looks a little dull. Perhaps I'll try posting image quotes and more in the future

. Loved the BPD quotes. Thanks.

[BrokenNBeautiful]

Having BPD is a blessing.

it forces me to find myself.

All the time.

---Carol

[i'm trying]

thanks for this thread, it's cool! Can somebody bump ?? this onto the first page for quicker access ! cheers dears