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“If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.”
Imagine beginning a race without believing you’re capable of running. That would make getting started and getting through much less likely. Well, that’s how we sometimes approach life when our confidence wanes. This quote, by Marcus Garvey, reminds us that when we approach life without confidence, we lose the race…
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“Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
When you think back to your first memories of childhood, it’s usually with a sense of it being a happier, simpler, and much more carefree time. You remember the fleeting period of no responsibilities. You remember a schedule that mostly consisted of play, meals, naps, snack times, and adequate sleep.…
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Rediscovering the Motivation to Continue: Remembering Your “Why” and Leaning on a Firm Foundation
It takes a lot for me to contemplate giving up on a long-held goal. However, a few days ago, that very thought crept into my mind. Naturally, I’ve been trying to make it go away. I’ve been fighting the urge to stop caring about something I deeply care about. As…
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“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
Imagine swimming in the middle of the ocean with nothing but water around you. There is no shoreline in sight. If you’re not a great swimmer or can’t swim at all, this is a terrifying thought. But even the world’s best swimmer might have a twinge of anxiety in such…
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“Courage is fear that has said its prayers.”
Fear all by itself can be very frightening. Without anything for fear to lean on, it can consume us and make our lives downright miserable. This quote, by actress Dorothy Bernard, reminds us that fear without faith leaves only fear. We can summon a great deal of courage when we…
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“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
When you begin to perceive that nothing is as ordinary as it seems, the whole world suddenly opens up. You see, even the tiniest object is made up of millions of atoms. Furthermore, everything is made up of elements on the periodic table, and there are countless life forms only…
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“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”
This quote is pulled from a longer quote by Maya Angelou where she lists some of the things she’s learned in life. She starts by saying, “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow”. The…
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“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
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“Follow your dreams. They know the way.”
A lot of people are lost in life simply because they’re not following their dreams. This quote, by Kobi Yamada, reminds us that our dreams are there for a reason. And when we don’t know what to do or where to turn, our dreams are silently beckoning us to go…
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“You’ll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.”
This is a great quote from the song, “Swing Little Girl” sung by Charlie Chaplin in the 1969 film, The Circus. The quote is more powerful when one considers the rainbow as a symbol of hope, faith, and trust. It means you can never find hope, faith, and trust if…
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“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'”
“You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground.”
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.”
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“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.”
Some of the most beautiful locations on earth are not easy to get to. Getting to them may require getting on a plane, rowing across a rapid, or hiking up a rocky or overgrown path. Perhaps it’s a smooth terrain, but the distance between point A to point B is…
