Inspirational Quotes

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.- Henry David Thoreau

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. -Helen Keller

All we are is a result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man acts or speaks with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. - Buddha

For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. - Lily Tomlin

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. -Pooh's Little Instruction Book
 
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. - Chinese Proverb

To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.  -Shakespeare

 If you don't know where you are going you'll end up someplace else.  - Yogi Berra 
                     
Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you are right.  -Henry Ford

The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry. -Ralpho Waldo Emerson

Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. -Albert Einstein

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late. -Marie Beynon Ray

Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still. - Chinese proverb

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. -Albert Einstein

It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Links and Resources

San Diego Access and Crisis Line: (888) 724-7240
A 24/7 hotline for mental, emotional, and behavioral health crises including thoughts of suicide. Also offers information about community resources in SD County.

Anxiety Information
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml

Depression Information
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-index.shtml

Managing Stress
http://helpguide.org/mental/stress_management_relief_coping.htm

Mindfulness resource
http://www.mindful.org

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction-UCSD Center for Mindfulness
http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/mindfulness/resources/Pages/default.aspx

Relaxation Techniques
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/relaxation-technique/SR00007

Highly Sensitive Person (Information, resources, self-test)
http://hsperson.com/

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
https://beckinstitute.org/get-informed/what-is-cognitive-therapy/

Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy
https://web.wellness-institute.org/blog/what-exactly-is-heart-centered-hypnotherapy

Self-Compassion
https://self-compassion.org/

Mental Health/Illness Information
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/

Teen Mental Health Info.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenmentalhealth.html

Teen Depression
http://helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen.htm

College students with disabilities- We Connect Now
http://weconnectnow.wordpress.com

College-age Mental Health Info.
http://www.healthyminds.org/More-Info-For/College-Age-Students.aspx

Help for addictions-Projectknow
http://www.projectknow.com/find/intervention/california/ 

Resources to help with substance addictions
http://www.addiction-treatment.com/find/alcohol/california/ 

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