Life isn’t all that easy regardless of how much we want it to be. What we need to do is to accept both the negative and positive aspects of life as part of the journey. We should accept both failure and success and learn from both. Besides the obstacles, the falls, life will also give us moments to appreciate, and make the journey worth it, but we need to be mindful of them. That being said, here are 10 amazing life quotes that help us stay motivated and inspired every day.
1. “GOOD BETTER BEST, NEVER LET IT REST, TILL YOUR GOOD IS BETTER AND YOUR BETTER IS BEST”….ST JEROME
Among helpful life quotes, on first glance, many may feel that it isn’t easy to reach that level of success, or make millions . This doesn’t mean that in our own endeavors and jobs, we should lose all hope and not work to the best of our abilities. Everyone is faced with a unique situation of their own. Whatever be your situation, whatever be your job or undertaking, always give it your best.
2. FAILURE WILL NEVER OVERTAKE ME IF MY DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED IS STRONG ENOUGH…OG MANDINO
Given the fact that you may not make millions, but you do possess the ability to do well in your own circumstances of life, like your job, to manage a home and family, all these are determined by failure and success. As long as you keep pushing on and are determined to make the best of your situation, and do well in whatever you do be it big or small, you are never a failure. Remember, the destination doesn’t always define you. Even if you lose a race but you gave it your best, you were determined, you re still a winner.
3. LOOK UP AT THE STARS AND NOT DOWN AT YOUR FEET, TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT YOU SEE AND WONDER WHAT MAKES THE UNIVERSE EXIST, BE CURIOUS…STEPHEN HAWKING
This is a meaningful one among life quotes. It isn’t just the job of scientists to wonder about the mysteries of the universe. Sometimes explore, be curious enough to look up at the stars and wonder at how those tiny specks got up there. For a minute wonder at the fact that what you stand on is just a small speck like the one you are looking at. Wondering such things expands your mind, makes you more curious and helps you adopt a broader outlook in life.
4. ONLY I CAN CHANGE MY LIFE, NO ONE CAN DO IT FOR ME…CAROL BURNETT
By now you must have seen how your news feed on social medial like Facebook is filled with posts form wellness coaches telling you how you should lead your life. Well, you may read several a day, but the only thing that can change you is YOU. You have the power to make a decision to change your life for the better and not allow negativity to get you down
5. LIFE IS 10% WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU AND 90% HOW YOU REACT TO IT… Charles Swindoll
This is so true. More often than not you will find people reacting to the same circumstances in different ways. A common incident not phase one person but it might give another a reason to go ballistic. Overacting negatively to incidents that aren’t worth so much emotion is what puts people at risk of depression, anxiety, and stress and what follows next is high blood pressure, heart issues etc. React, resolve but don’t go overboard.
6. THE SECRET TO GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED…MARK TWAIN
Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking up hoping to reach the top won’t get you there. Just dreaming of winning the lottery without buying a ticket is the perfect definition of building castles in the air. The only way you are ever going to do something in life or be successful in life is to take that first step to do something for yourself instead of lamenting why no opportunities come your way. Not everyone can climb Everest but at least a good job with the ample means to make the life of you and your family comfortable is very much like making the Everest Base Camp Trek.
7. IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW SLOWLY YOU GO, AS LONG AS YOU DIDN’T STOP..CONFUCIUS
Among life quotes, forget about those who tell you life is a race and only those who win are successful. That is a load of rubbish because life may be a race but there is no winner, only those who reach the finish line and those who don’t. Thus, you should never judge yourself in terms of when you get there or how you get there, there is no loser in life’s race as long as the finish line is reached because the destination doesn’t change for those who get there first or get there last.
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8. OPTIMISM IS THE FAITH THAT LEADS TO ACHIEVEMENT, NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT HOPE AND CONFIDENCE…HELEN KELLER
We all give so much importance to bad luck, we always remark “I’ve got such shit luck”, yet you will never hear many people remark when good things happen to them. In our society, negativity enjoys much more attention than positivity. Unless you aren’t optimistic, how will you be confident in yourself?
No one is asking you to jump for joy and laugh at everything life throws at you, but believing that you can achieve something is the only thing that will give you strength to take the first step. Moreover, you will find how social gurus, and pastors keep ranting on how much you should smile, be positive in the face of adversity. The thing is they may have never been in your shoes, so worrying isn’t always a bad thing. But don’t let worry control you. Don’t be pseudo positive, or practice toxic positivity instead be practical, and hopeful in working out solutions that get you out of rut faster.
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