Dr. Meredith Grey

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From “Where the Boys Are”

“Not all wounds are superficial. Most wounds run deeper than we can imagine. You can’t see them with the naked eye. And then, there are the wounds that take us by surprise. The trick with any kind of wound or disease, is to dig down and find the real source of the injury. And once you’ve found it…try…”

Tagged: wounds, Superficial Wouinds, Naked Eye

From “Great Expectations”

“We all think we’re going to be great. And we feel a little bit robbed when our expectations aren’t met. But, sometimes, our expectations sell us short. Sometimes, the expected simply pales in comparison to the unexpected. You gotta wonder why we cling to our expectations. Because the expected is…”

Tagged: Robbed, Expectations, optimisms, unexpected

“You got to wonder why we cling to our expectations, because the expected is just what keeps us steady. The expected's just the beginning, the unexpected is what changes our lives.”

Tagged: Standing Still, Unexpected Things

From “Scars and Souvenirs”

“People have scars in all sorts of unexpected places. Like secret road maps of their personal histories, diagrams of all of their old wounds. Most of our old wounds heal, leaving nothing behind but a scar. But some of them, don’t. Some wounds, we carry with us everywhere… and though the cut is long…”

Tagged: Scars, wounds, emotional pain, Heartache, Healing

From “Time After Time”

“Some people believe that without history, our lives amount to nothing. At some point, we all have to choose. Do we fall back on what we know? Or, do we step forward, to something new? It’s hard not to be haunted by our past. Our history is what shapes us, what guides us. Our history resurfaces.…”

Tagged: History, Past, Recurrence

From “A Change Is Gonna Come”

“Change. We don't like it. We fear it, but we can't stop it from coming. We either adapt to change or we get left behind. It hurts to grow, anybody who tells you it doesn't is lying, but here's the truth sometimes the more things change the more they stay the same. And sometimes, oh, sometimes change…”

Tagged: Change, Adapt or Die, Growth, Postive Sides of Change

“Change…We don’t like it, we fear it. But we can’t stop it from coming. We either adapt to change, or we get left behind. It hurts to grow. Anybody who tells you it doesn’t, is lying. But here’s the truth: Sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. And sometimes, oh, sometimes,…”

Tagged: Change, Sudden Fear, Adaptability, Growth

From “Love/Addiction”

“The thing about addiction is it never ends well, because eventually, whatever it is that was getting us high stops feeling good and starts to hurt. Still, they say you don't kick the habit until you hit rock bottom, but how do you know when you're there? Because no matter how badly a thing is…”

Tagged: Addiction, Hitting Bottom, Getting High, Letting Go

From “Losing My Mind”

“Not everybody has to be happy all the time. That’s not mental health. That’s crap.”

Tagged: Mental Healh, It's Okay To Not Be Okay

From “I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me”

“We’re all susceptible to it. The dread and anxiety of not knowing what’s coming. It’s pointless in the end. Because all the worrying, and all the making of plans for things that could, or could not happen, it only makes things worse. So walk your dog. Or take a nap. Just, whatever you do, stop…”

Tagged: Anxiety, Susceptible, Making Plans, Paranoia

From “Invest In Love”

“They say the bigger your investment, the bigger your return. But you have to be willing to take a chance. You have to understand, you might lose it all. But if you take that chance, if you invest wisely, the payoff just might surprise you.”

Tagged: Investment, Return, payoff

From “It's a Long Way Back”

“The length of your recovery is determined by the extent of your injuries. And it’s not always successful. No matter how hard we work at it, some wounds might never fully heal. You might have to adjust to a whole new way of living. Things may have changed too radically to ever go back to what they…”

Tagged: Recovery, injuries, wounds, New Life

From “Going Going Gone”

“They say death is hardest on the living. It’s tough to actually say goodbye. Sometimes it’s impossible. You never really stop feeling the loss. It’s what makes things so bitter sweet. We leave little bits of ourselves behind, little reminders. A lifetime of memories, photos, trinkets. Things to…”

Tagged: Death, Pain, Loss, goodbye, Memories

From “Love the One You're With”

“When we follow our hearts, when we choose not to settle, it’s funny isn’t it? A weight lifts. The sun shines a little brighter and for a brief moment at least, we find a little peace.”

Tagged: Follow Your Heart, Sunshine, Peace

From “Perfect Storm”

“There’s an end to every storm. Once all the trees have been uprooted. Once all the houses have been ripped apart. The wind will hush. The clouds will part. The rain will stop. The sky will clear in an instant and only then, in those quiet moments after the storm, do we learn who was strong enough to…”

Tagged: Storms, surviving, After The Storm, When The Dust Settles

From “Man on the Moon”

“The key to making progress is to recognize how to take that very first step. Then you start your journey. You hope for the best and you stick with it, day in, day out. Even if you're tired, even if you want to walk away, you don't. Because you are a pioneer. And nobody ever said it'd be easy.”

Tagged: Pioneer, Words of Encouragement, You Rock, Motivational

From “Get Up, Stand Up”

“Failure is inevitable, unavoidable. But failure should never get the last word. You have to hold on to what you want. You have to not take no for an answer, and take what’s coming to you. Never give in. Never give up. Stand up. Stand up and take it.”

Tagged: Never Give Up, Failure, go for it, Persistence

From “Undo”

“Don't you wish you could just take it back? That thing you said? That thing you did? There's no undo button. There's only hoping we can learn. We can change, right? We can do better. We can't take back what we've done. We can't undo the past, cause the future keeps coming at us.”

Tagged: Quote of the Moment, The Past, Mistakes, Can't Change The Past

From “Falling Slowly”

“The harder the hit, the more it'll sting. That's usually the case. So we prescribe meds, ice, compression, elevation. Things you do to stop the immediate pain. But you can only dull the pain for so long, and when the drugs start to wear off, it really hurts.”

Tagged: doctors, Holding Off Pain, Suffering, Drugs

From “Why Try to Change Me Now”

“If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The saying's as true of the human body as it is of a washing machine or a blender. A good surgeon knows that if you go screwing around with something that doesn't need screwing, you are the one who is liable to end up screwed.”

Tagged: Surgery, Don't Fix What is Working, doctors

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