Physical & Emotional Abuse Support Group
Abuse is a general term for the treatment of someone that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) that is unlawful or wrongful. No one deserves abuse, period. Abuse can be emotional, physical, or sexual.
I came across several quotes I thought were so great and even fitting to a lot of our situations. I hope they give you strength and encouragment and help in some way. There are quite a few, but they are worth it. =)
**Breakups hurt, but losing someone who doesn't respect and appreciate you is actually a gain, not a loss** --www.livelifehappy.com
**People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason the world is in chaos is because things are being loced and people are being used.** --Author Unknown
**The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from friends and loved ones.** --Author unknown
**You cannot find your soul with your mind, you must use your heart** --Gary Zukav
**Life has knocked me down a few times. It has shown me things I never wanted to see. I have experienced sadness and failures. But one thing for sure... I always get up!** --Author unkown
**I Love You completely and unconditionally. You are wise, creative, loveable, and you have an important purpose. I am here for you, whenever you need me.** --God
**God has a perfect plan for us. He never does it all at once. Just step by step because he wants to teach us to walk by faith not by sight** --ibelieve.com
**Don't waste words on people that deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.** --Mandy Hale
**I'm just me. Full of flaws, scars & insecurities. The one who truly loves me will see beyond them, embrace me in spite of them & love me through them** --www.quotes-4-u.com
**It's sweet when someone knows every detail about you. Not because you keep reminding them, but because they pay attention** --Author unknown
**There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a mirable. The other is as though everything is a miracle.** --Albert Einstein
**A boy spends his time finding a girl to sleep with. A real man spends his time looking for the one worth waking up to** --Author unknown
**Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten** --Author unkown
**Every woman deserves a man who looks at her everyday like its the 1st time he saw her** --Author unknown
**Don't be afraid to start over. It's a new chance to rebuild what you want** --www.livelifehappy.com
**What is a soulmate? Its like a best friend but more. Its the one person in the world who knows you better than anyone else. That someone who makes you a better person. No, actually they don't make you a better person. You do that by yourself because they inspire you. A soulmate is someone you carry with you forever. Its one person who knew you, acceted you and believed in you before anyone else did or when no one else would. And not matter what happens, youll always love them and nothing could ever change that.** --Dawsons Creek
**People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them.** --Author unknown
**DO NOT fall in love with the face and body. Fall in love with the spirit, heart and character.** --Author unknown
**Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer care.** --Lesson Learned In Life
**It's better to be a lion for a day then a sheep all your life** --Missing moments
**After a while you must let go of what lies behind you and press forward. If you don't, the past will destroy your future** --Joyce Meyer
**I believe in second chances, I just don't believe everyone deserves them.** --Author unknown
**Make no mistake about it--enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling aware of untruth. It's seeing through the facade of pretense. It's the complete eradictation of everything we imagined to be true** --Adyashanti
**She was beautiful, but not like the girls in the magazines. She was beautiful for the way she thought. She was beautiful for that sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful for ability to make other people smile even if she was sad. no, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful deep down to her soul** --Author Unknown
**Breakups hurt, but losing someone who doesn't respect and appreciate you is actually a gain, not a loss** --www.livelifehappy.com
**People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason the world is in chaos is because things are being loced and people are being used.** --Author Unknown
**The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from friends and loved ones.** --Author unknown
**You cannot find your soul with your mind, you must use your heart** --Gary Zukav
**Life has knocked me down a few times. It has shown me things I never wanted to see. I have experienced sadness and failures. But one thing for sure... I always get up!** --Author unkown
**I Love You completely and unconditionally. You are wise, creative, loveable, and you have an important purpose. I am here for you, whenever you need me.** --God
**God has a perfect plan for us. He never does it all at once. Just step by step because he wants to teach us to walk by faith not by sight** --ibelieve.com
**Don't waste words on people that deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.** --Mandy Hale
**I'm just me. Full of flaws, scars & insecurities. The one who truly loves me will see beyond them, embrace me in spite of them & love me through them** --www.quotes-4-u.com
**It's sweet when someone knows every detail about you. Not because you keep reminding them, but because they pay attention** --Author unknown
**There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a mirable. The other is as though everything is a miracle.** --Albert Einstein
**A boy spends his time finding a girl to sleep with. A real man spends his time looking for the one worth waking up to** --Author unknown
**Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten** --Author unkown
**Every woman deserves a man who looks at her everyday like its the 1st time he saw her** --Author unknown
**Don't be afraid to start over. It's a new chance to rebuild what you want** --www.livelifehappy.com
**What is a soulmate? Its like a best friend but more. Its the one person in the world who knows you better than anyone else. That someone who makes you a better person. No, actually they don't make you a better person. You do that by yourself because they inspire you. A soulmate is someone you carry with you forever. Its one person who knew you, acceted you and believed in you before anyone else did or when no one else would. And not matter what happens, youll always love them and nothing could ever change that.** --Dawsons Creek
**People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them.** --Author unknown
**DO NOT fall in love with the face and body. Fall in love with the spirit, heart and character.** --Author unknown
**Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer care.** --Lesson Learned In Life
**It's better to be a lion for a day then a sheep all your life** --Missing moments
**After a while you must let go of what lies behind you and press forward. If you don't, the past will destroy your future** --Joyce Meyer
**I believe in second chances, I just don't believe everyone deserves them.** --Author unknown
**Make no mistake about it--enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling aware of untruth. It's seeing through the facade of pretense. It's the complete eradictation of everything we imagined to be true** --Adyashanti
**She was beautiful, but not like the girls in the magazines. She was beautiful for the way she thought. She was beautiful for that sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful for ability to make other people smile even if she was sad. no, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful deep down to her soul** --Author Unknown
Thanks for sharing these!
Here's one of my all time favs:
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." --Howard Thurman
People wont remember what you say. They wont remember what you do. They will remember how you make them feel.
"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it."
"Life is what's happening while we're busy making other plans -John Lennon-
"Those who are poor, smile at what they have, yet those who have good fortune, frown at what they do not have."
"Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days your the statue." - Roger C. Anderson
"You're not free in life until you are free of wanting others approval."
"People are just about as happy as they make up their mind to be" - Abraham Lincoln
"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right. " - Henry Ford
"Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream." - Malcolm Muggeridge
"I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude." - Henry David Thoreau
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill
"He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, still dead." - Anon