Thriver Quotes

“Someone once asked me how I hold my head up so high after all I have been through. I said it's because no matter what, I am a survivor NOT a victim.”
― Patricia Buckley

“... it is possible to heal. It is even possible to thrive. Thriving means more than just an alleviation of symptoms, more than Band-Aids, more than functioning adequately. Thriving means enjoying a feeling of wholeness, satisfaction in your life and work, genuine love and trust in your relationships, pleasure in your body.”
― Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

“You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. We were created to be victorious.”
― Joel Osteen

“Life has tried to break me,
the wounds have not yet healed.
But I am not a victim,
never been and never will.
My heart was born a warrior,
each day I'm fighting still.
I am everything
the darkness could not kill.”
― John Mark Green

“You really don't have to subscribe to the life that had been written for you.”
― Allan Hennessy

“As we move away from the old role in which we were helplessly entrapped as a victim, we make friends with the people who affirm us. Their enthusiasm about us mirrors the positive experience we are having.”
― Maureen Brady, Beyond Survival: A Writing Journey for Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse