Sometimes we wake up in the morning, and before our feet hit the
floor, we know the day is careening downhill fast. Life pummels us with
disappointments, challenges, and heartache, or maybe there’s no obvious
reason — our mood just shifts from light-hearted to heavy-laden.
When
I’m having a no good, very bad day,
my first reaction is to push
through and ignore my feelings. I don’t want to feel bad, so I think if I
just keep moving, I’ll shake it off. This works on occasion, but other
times it feels like moving through quicksand. I have no motivation or
desire to do anything.
This is the time when I need some
encouraging words and inspiration. I need some momentum to pull myself
out of the doldrums and reframe my thoughts. As I replace negative
thoughts with inspiring words and ideas, I find my feelings often follow.
Here are some words of encouragement with 50 quotes to lift your spirits and brighten your day:
1. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~Arthur Ashe
3. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank
4. “When
one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so
regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which
open for us.” ~Alexander Graham Bell
5. “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”~Helen Keller
6. “When
you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it
seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up
then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”
~Harriet Beecher Stowe
7. “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt
8. “If
you don’t pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will
take more of your attention than it deserves.” ~David Allen
9. “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.” ~Dalai Lama
10. “Character
cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial
and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and
success achieved.” ~Helen Keller
11. “It is by going
down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you
stumble, there lies your treasure.” ~Joseph Campbell
12. “In
essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our
consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our
lives, but what we do consistently.” ~Tony Robbins
13. “Our
greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is
always to try just one more time.” ~Thomas A. Edison
14. “You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ~C.S. Lewis
15. “Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” ~Victor Kiam
16. “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” ~Wayne Dyer
17. “Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future,
and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control:
now.” ~Denis Waitley
18. “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” ~Thomas Jefferson
19. “The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” ~Epictetus
20. “Be
impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you
mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about
others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.”
~Miguel Angel Ruiz
21. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ~William James
22. “Learning
is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health.
Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is
where the miracle process all begins.” ~Jim Rohn
23. “I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.” ~Robert H. Schuller
24. “If
it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you
seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know
you are that which you seek.” ~Rumi
25. “Always say
‘yes’ to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane,
than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more
insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now?
Surrender to what is. Say ‘yes’ to life — and see how life suddenly
starts working for you rather than against you.” ~Eckhart Tolle
26. “Perhaps everything terrible is in its being something that needs our love.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke
27. “Hold on to what is good, even if it’s a handful of earth.” ~Hopi prayer
28. “Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.” ~Walt Whitman
29. “If you are going through hell, keep going.” ~Winston Churchill
30.
“Tell you heart that the fear of suffering is worse than suffering
itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its
dream.” ~Paulo Coelho
31. “The secret of health for both
mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the
future . . . but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
~Buddha
32. “In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” ~Deepak Chopra
33. “Good
humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety
and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keep friends.
It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and
contentment.” ~Greenville Kleisser
34. “What you thought
before has led to every choice you have made, and this adds up to you
at this moment. If you want to change who you are physically, mentally,
and spiritually, you will have to change what you think.” ~Dr. Patrick
Gentempo
35. “Too often we underestimate the power of a
touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or
the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a
life around.” ~Leo Buscaglia
36. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” ~Japanese Proverb
37. “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” ~Robert Schuller
38. “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” ~Kenji Miyazawa
39.
“By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the
process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in
good hands — your own.” ~Mark Victor Hansen
40. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” ~Stephen Covey
41. “Would
you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple,
really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the
enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure
or you can learn from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you
can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.” ~Thomas J.
Watson
42. “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ~Maria Robinson
43. “If we did all the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.” ~Thomas Edison
44. “Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value. ~Albert Einstein
45.
“If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away
your time and talents — start charging for it.” ~Kim Garst
46. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” ~John D. Rockefeller
47. “Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ~Lolly Daskal
48. “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” ~Michael John Bobak
49.
“When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my
vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
~Audre Lorde
50. “A man can be as great as he wants to
be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination,
the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to
sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things
that are worthwhile, it can be done.” ~Vince Lombardi
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