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Anyone who crawls up from the gutter and makes something of themselves, despite the odds and despite others who tried to keep them down, must always be very proud of their achievements. They must never forget the struggles they went through, because they are a living example to those who wander in darkness, a staunch reminder that light is within reach if they can find the strength and determination to keep going.

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So many nights, I stared out at the inky black ocean, believing that if I could only learn how to eat again and keep my hands out of my throat, that would be enough. I prayed hard and desperately to God and the sun and the moon and the ocean and the universe and every shelter dog I__ ever met, as if they were all genies, that I wouldn__ ask for anything more.But perhaps God isn__ a collection of genies, and perhaps it__ okay to hope for more than relief. To hope big. To hope for Sunny__ limitless capacity to love.

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Shannon Kopp

Pound for Pound: A Story of One Woman's Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life

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Sometimes we take leaps of faith, and sometimes we take tiny steps. Even the tiniest step can require a lot of courage. Like climbing out of denial and admitting my real need for help. Like trusting someone who said I wouldn__ die from eating a bowl of pasta, and taking another bite. Like reaching for a pen or a yoga mat when what I really wanted to do was reach for a cookie. Like searching for a smile in my heart when my mind was busy screaming about how sad and serious I should be.

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Shannon Kopp

Pound for Pound: A Story of One Woman's Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life

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When I was around Sunny, there was no time to dream about some easier, prettier, more comprehensible, less fucked-up existence. Now was all we had: Sunny lifting her eyes to meet mine. Cupping water in my own hands to rinse the blood off her head. Sunny__ tongue on my nose, her tail thudding on my leg. The reach of my hand across her spine. The words of comfort and rage and fear and sadness and hope that I spoke only in her presence.

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Shannon Kopp

Pound for Pound: A Story of One Woman's Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life

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Because the truth is, while bulimia is a devastating illness I would wish upon no one, it has taught me about the fragility of life and the vital need for compassion. Today, I__ quick to love and throw my arms around any girl who has ever stared at a puddle of her own vomit and questioned the point of her life. Or who has ever let a Photoshopped image on a glossy magazine preach to her about her own self-worth, her own beauty. Or who has ever been afraid to face the pain and suffering, within and outside of herself.Today, I__ quick to love.

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Shannon Kopp

Pound for Pound: A Story of One Woman's Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life