Motivational Quotes
Quotes that motivate me... |
We all need a little encouragement, positivity, guidance and reassurance in our lives. One of the things I enjoy is reading motivational quotes. Be it online, speaking to others, or maybe one that crosses my path at any given point, I like to write them down or take pictures of them so I can remember them. Below are some of my favorites. |
Positive Thinking
Do what you can and let go of what you can't.
- Alesha Cadet
The greatest certainty in life is death. The greatest uncertainty is the time.-Carl Sandburg
You learn when things go wrong. - David E. Kelley
Hope, but never expect. Look forward, but never wait.
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. - Mark Twain
Keep going. No matter what.
- Reginald Lewis
When you forget how to love yourself, turn to those who will remind you.
Even when you can't see the stars in the darkness, they still shine all around you.
Expressing your true feelings doesn't mean you're negative, dramatic, or difficult. It means you're human. Sometimes we struggle.
Even the strongest soldiers fall. Find the strength to get back up.
A little progress each day adds up to big results.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. - Dorothy Parker
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Different is good. When someone tells you tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud. - Angeline Jolie
Don't be discouraged by the challenges you face as you move toward your dreams. These challenges will serve to expand your outcomes in a way that you cannot appreciate at that moment.
Don't try to be perfect. Just try to be better than you were yesterday.
Be a warrior not a worrier.
Go ahead, jump. The Universe will catch you every time.
It's never too late and you're never too old to become better.
Collect moments – not things.
Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. - Eckhart Tolle
Always believe in the good things coming.
Keep a smile on your face. Keep a spring in your step.
Empower youself.
Happiness comes when you let go of things that make you sad.
People's expectations from you are their problem, not yours. - Thibaut
Rise & Rest
Good morning! Life is like a mirror: it reflects what you put out. Smile at life, and it'll smile back.
Saying "Good morning" is more than just a greeting. It's a way of wishing the people you love a day filled with joy and happiness.
Goor morning! May your day be filled with peace and positivity from sunrise to sunset.
May you have a good night and a wonderful morning, with only the sweetest of dreams in between.
Sunset is your opportunity to look back on your day and be thankful for everything good that happened.
Encouragement
Sometimes you don't need to hear their excuses or what they have to say for themselves because their actions already spoke the truth.
There can be no deep disappointment where there is no deep love.
Even when you can't see the stars in the darkness, they still shine all around you.
Call someone who makes you happy. Even just listening to their voice can make a positive difference in your day.
We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.
- R.M. Drake
Life is full of beautiful moments, hold on to those to reflect on when things get difficult.
Just when you start you start to think that the rain will last forever, the Universe will part the clouds and send you the most stunning rainbow you've ever seen.
Life can break you down but you decide if you will build yourself back up.
Always believe in the good things coming.
Smile, it's free therapy.
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. - George Edward Woodberry
It doesn't get easier. You get better.
It takes a lot of courage to push through hard times. Never give up. Good things are coming your way.
Pour your energy into believing in yourself.
Focus on your purpose, what your heart tells you, and persist no matter what.
You deserve to let your mind rest.
We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.
The darker your night, the easier it is to find your stars.
Each day provides its own gifts. - Marcus Aurelius
To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world. - Brandi Snyder
Only in the darkness can you see the stars. - Martin Luther King Jr.
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. - Marcus Aurelius
Suppressed feelings can resurface as anxiety. Allow yourself to be upset, sad, or angry when something negative happens instead of pushing those feelings away.
The strength you need is already inside you, you just have to take the time to find it.
Everything is going to be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Relationships
Tears are words the mouth can't say nor the heart can bear.
- Joshua Wisenbaker
Tears are words the heart can't express.
Broken hearts hurt but they will make you strong.
When your heart is hurt, fill your world with people who are willing to help cure it.
If the energy in the room doesn't work for you, don't adapt. Change it or find another room.
Keep your face toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.
Being single is better than being lied to, cheated on and disresected.
If they've already let go, you owe it to your heart to do the same.
I loved you. You just couldn't see it.
They let you go a long time ago. Take a deep breath, because now it's your turn to let them go.
When your mind is stuck on a loop of overthinking, trust in the Universe to push your reset button.
You can't start the next chapter if you keep rereading the last.
Never beg someone to be with you.
Everyone in your life will have a last day with you and you don't even know when it will be.
Sometimes the universe does you a favor by not giving you what you thought you wanted.
Friendships
Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
- Benjamin Franklin
When you don't have the strength to take another step, ask those you love to pull you up.
A good friend will help you find the light on your darkest days. A best friend will sit with you in the dark.
Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one." C.S. Lewis
Sometimes you meet someone and you realize you've been missing then since before you knew them.
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. - Albert Schweitzer
Remember, your instincts are never wrong. Follow your heart and you'll succeed every time.