That is a great quote, her's another;
"Action expresses priorities."
Mahatma Gandhi

Ooh! I love a good quote!

Here's one of my favorites ... had it on my bulletin board when I was about twelve or so:

"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all around me, seemed insufficient for that day." -- Abraham Lincoln

I guess it might seem like a downer, but somehow I find it incredibly comforting that even Mr. Lincoln had no idea what to do sometimes. It is good to know it isn't just me.

Yeah I think all of us on this forum have had that day since our PEs i love it!!!!

I love a good quote too. Actually, I relied on certain expressions or mantras or whatever you want to call them during my recovery, and even now, a few years out from my recovery.

When I needed a kick in the ass after my PE, it was that great line from Shawshank Redemption: "Get busy living or get busy dying."

There's also the expression that I've heard said a couple of different ways, but basically, it's "the only way out of it is through it." That one is personally, really empowering to me, that you have to sometimes go through stuff to come out the other side.

The one concept that I rely on most when I'm troubled by anything, or fighting something is credited to Rainer Maria Rilke: "Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always." When I rely on that concept, everything seems to make sense to me.

Fear, anxiety, obsession, panic etc is sometimes not easy to overcome and it takes more than a quote. I mean, if most people could just change it easily, they would. But I do think reflecting on the wise words of others can help you see things from a different point of view for sure. I find that good lyrics in songs do the same thing for me. A while ago I was listening to the Black Crowes, a band I've been listening to forever, and a lyric jumped out at me as if I'd heard it for the first time: "I've been down but never on my knees." I thought, YES.

It's very gratifying to be uplifted by the power of words.

After my first 'knock down' (another disease) I pasted this to my fridge door:

"It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul."

INVICTUS
William Earnest Henley

Well, it wasn't quite true (grin) since I've been the recipient of two serious illness/conditions. But it did help me get through what came AFTER I became ill.

Love that one cave76.

Thank you------ and for those who noticed, the poet's middle name is ERNEST----- not Earnest, although he was probably 'earnest' about that poem. (grin)

Love all those RMB!
And like you Cave this is my 2nd serious illness/health issue to overcome but the first time round i needed some good quotes i reckon cos i struggled!!
Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. Bill Cosby
I found myself actually laughing out loud in the hospital ED whilst considering whether to have the potentially deadly altoplase treatment to dissolve the clot - i needed to use the toilet and was given a commode to use and with that many cables, and drips attached it was a challenge just to get on the thing so much so that I LAUGHED a big belly laugh that had the nurse poking her head back through the curtains to make sure i was okay. I think that stress relief helped me decide to agree to the lifesaving treatment:)

Gotta agree with that one from Cosby Aussie38! Made me laugh too and I've needed that today.

I get bad gag reflexes sometimes because of sinus stuff running down my throat. Happened last night and not only did my dinner come up, but I wound up giving myself REALLY horrible petuchae all over my face. I'm really fair and it looks like I've got some sort of horrible disease and a bad sunburn combined. It's good thing I work at home!

Really, the only thing to do about it was laugh. My husband and I were cracking up last night and this morning just cause I look so weird. Sometimes, it is really your only option. And always, it is probably the best option...

That is so true Toss. I've mentioned before here that I have ulcerative colitis and when it's not in remission, it can be a really tough disease, very painful and you just feel so so lousy. And then it's often embarrassing too because you have bowel issues. I mean there's just no dignified way to crap yourself, you know. All I can do is joke about my situation during those times, especially with my husband. Otherwise, I'd probably cry my eyes out and that ain't happening.