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Don’t Let Mental Health Issues Hold You Back From Chasing Dreams

“Your illness is not your identity. Your chemistry is not your character.” — Pastor Rick Warren

“There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” – Henry Kissinger

“When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home.” – Betty Bender

I want to make sure I’m being empathetic about all this “follow your dreams” talk.

The idea of chasing our dreams is one-sided if I don’t acknowledge the uncertainty and fear that complements the journey.

“Addiction isn’t about substance – you aren’t addicted to the substance, you are addicted to the alteration of mood that the substance brings.” – Susan Cheever

“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” – Mandy Hale

“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.” – Henry Ford

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Love seems the swiftest but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or women really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.” – Mark Twain

“As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.” – Donald E. Westlake