Quotes for Encouragement

Instead of getting down about your situation, downfall or faults -- find blessings in your life. Yes, we all have them no matter the size. Write them down and refer to them often.

We all have blessings in our lives, you just have to look for them sometimes.

I keep a list of these and refer back to them from time to time. Words can evoke feeling, emotion and action. They are my call to action when I need it.

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
~ Maria Robinson

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
~ Brian Littrell

"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful."
~ Mark Victor Hansen

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
~ Winston Churchill

Here are some more quotes to keep you on task, motivated and ready to tackle what life throws your way.

"Little by little one walks far"
~ Peruvian Proverb

"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."
~ Benjamin Spock

"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water."
~ Rabindranath Tagore

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
~ General George S. Patton

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways at the last minute, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO - That was Fun!"
~ Anon

What if this happened to you:

You lost your job.
You got a new, crappy job from your cousin, chasing down "FTA's".
Your cars keeping getting blown up, smashed, graffiti on it, or totaled.
Your 80 year old grandmother dresses and acts like a teenager.
Your father only wants to eat dinner in peace.
You are in an on-again, off-again relationship with your boyfriend.
You're allergic to a committed relationship.
Your 8 year old niece acts like a horse, 24/7.
Your perfect older sister falls apart and gains 60 pounds.
You almost never shoot anybody.
You burned the neighborhood funeral parlor down.
Bad people are always after you -- fighters, gang members, war lords, druggies, etc...

You think you have it bad? Poor Stephanie Plum is in it up to her eyeballs always! Read about her misadventures and your life will seem much more manageable!