Let’s be real. Some days are just plain hard. There’s no other way to say it. Between work, chores, kids, husband, carpooling, laundry, errands, shopping, phone calls, etc., things can get crazy and overwhelming. That’s when I reach for an encouraging word to remind me what’s important in life. Or call a good friend to help me laugh about my struggles! Either one can help me refocus and keep moving forward.
So, I figured today is as good as any to post some of my favorite inspiring quotes and proverbs. I hope you read this when you’re in need of a little encouragement.
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tunes without words,
And never stops at all.
-Emily Dickinson
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” -Plato
“Make each day your masterpiece.” -John Wooden
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that an airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” -Henry Ford
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” -Wayne Gretzky
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas Edison
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” -Thomas Edison
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” -Pablo Picasso
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” —Attributed to Albert Einstein
“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” -Proverb
“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way.” -Mark Twain
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” -Abraham Lincoln
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” -Dalai Lama XIV
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.” – Helen Keller
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” -Proverb 4:23 (NIV)
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” -Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall
“It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.” – Maya Angelou
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron