Everything that happens to me is the best possible thing that can happen to me.

If you can stop using substance or stop your addictive behavior for extended periods of time without craving, you are not dependent. You are dependent only if you can't stop without physical or psychological distress (you have unpleasant physical and/or psychological withdrawal symptoms) or if you stop and then relapse.

Who you allow into the circle of your life will make the difference in the quality of your life.

I wrote this book to show you that a cure is entirely possible because I've seen it happen over and over again.

choose to feel happy about whatever the situation is, knowing it will ultimately be to our benefit.

You can open to the idea that whatever happened to you in the past eventually turned out or will turn out to be a benefit to you.

If you are surrounded by people who not only don't believe in your goals and your positive outlook on life, but who also continually try to tear you down, it will be extremely challenging for you to hold firmly in mind that you will succeed and that you can be happy.