People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets.
Sober alkies are often asked: "When did you hit rock bottom?" but a more informed question might be: "How many times did you hit rock bottom?
Build on the rock before you hit rock bottom!
You've got to take responsibility for your own actions. We all know people who reach rock bottom. However much that they're told that what they're doing is harming their own life or whatever, you cannot make someone do it unless that person reaches the point where they know that they have to deal with it themselves.
Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom.
Being overweight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases for South Dakotans of all ages. When people are overweight or obese, they have more health problems and more serious health problems, in addition to higher health care costs.
I think you sometimes have to go hit rock bottom before you can grow and rebuild as a person.
When my career hit rock-bottom in 2007 I decided to take a clean break.
God may allow us at times to hit rock bottom, to show us He's the rock-at the bottom.
Most of my family is severely overweight. It's been taxing to keep my weight under control.
But, most of the time it takes people to hit rock bottom for them to start believing in themselves, and start seeking help.
In 2015, I was at a high point in my career: Superstore,' the sitcom I star in as Dina, premiered on NBC and was getting rave reviews. But at the same time, my health hit rock bottom.
Choosing to take responsibility for ourselves and for the consequences our choices create looks like hard work, but it really sets us free.
I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death.
Anyone who has actually had to take responsibility for consequences by running any kind of enterprise whether economic or academic, or even just managing a sports team is likely at some point to be chastened by either the setbacks brought on by his own mistakes or by seeing his successes followed by negative consequences that he never anticipated.
I'm far from perfect. I'm still learning. I overworked myself, and I paid the price. I consider the breakdown a breakthrough. I needed to hit rock bottom. I needed to understand the cost of pushing so hard; fighting so hard against the system.