Do you know how special and unique you are? That you really matter in this world. That someone has noticed you and care about you. That you makes a huge difference in someone’s life. Do you know that you are needed? Do you know that you are loved? Do you know that you are accepted?

I see all your pain and there is nothing I want more than to be able to take all your pain and sorrow away. I wish I could take your hearts in my hands and heal all your wounds. I wish I could make everything allright. I wish I could make you whole again. I wish I could take all your burdens on my shoulders and carry you in my arms until you feel strong enough to walk yourself. But I can’t live your life for you. You have to fight the battle yourself. But there will be people beside you. You will make it..


Dare to believe that you are beautiful.

Dare to believe that you are unique

Dare to believe that you make a difference

Dare to believe that you are loved

Dare to believe that you are talented

Dare to believe that you have your own special way of reaching out to others.

Dare to believe that you have the right to be here.

Dare to believe that you have the right to take up space

Dare to believe that you can do it.

Dare to believe that you can spread your wings and fly

Dare to believe that you can feel good again

Dare to believe that everything will be allright

Dare to believe that no matter what have happened, things can be better

Dare to believe that your future is bright

Dare to believe that there is always hope.

Dare to believe that you will recover.

Dare to believe that you will live again

Because....

You ARE beautiful.

You ARE unique.

You DO make a difference.

You ARE loved

You ARE talented

You DO have your special way of reaching out to others

You DO have the right to be here.

You DO have the right to take up space.

You CAN do it.

You CAN spread your wings and fly...

You CAN feel good again.

Everything WILL be allright, it’s only a matter of time.

The past doesn’t matter, that’s not the way you are going

As long as there is life, there IS hope.

You CAN recover, but it is up to you

You WILL live again.

You WILL shine.

You WILL radiate.


Dare to believe, because there can be miracles when you believe. And you are loved, no matter what the ed tells you. You are loved beyond understanding and words.

All of you here are loved.
All of you are unique, something special.
All of you are a piece of a big puzzle.

©Shinyflower

Let us start walking on recoveryroad together!

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Who am I? - My battle with an ed
In memory of my grandmother
So this is what recovery is like?
More lessons learned from fighting an eating disorder
Getting to know yourself
Back to life, a page dedicated to the fishy's
Beautiful quotes
More gifts of wisdom
Wisdom from the road to recovery
It goes up and down in recovery
Don't kill me, saying recovery is impossible
6 years of recovery - updated january 2006
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