Tag: Believe

Be An Overcomer

“I want to encourage you by letting you know that there’s hope for you and your situation whatever you are dealing with. God is intimately involved with every detail of your future and His desire is for you to be an overcomer.”

― Sue Augustine

         Let go and let God. Trust that He is in control of weaving the tapestry of your life. And He sends no storm your way that you can’t conquer and emerge on the other side…perhaps battered but never defeated. So, when the night becomes long and cold, bundle up and hunker down until the Sun comes out again.

Make the Most of Life

“I believe that I am not responsible for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, but that I am responsible for what I do with the life I’ve got.”

― Hermann Hesse

    You and you alone decide the meaning of life. You can choose to squander and waste what time you have been given. Or, you can choose to take every opportunity- good and bad – and make the most of every breath you take. The choice is yours…

Hold On

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it–always.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

     Today, it feels like the world has been enshrouded by a kind of darkness that destroys all it touches. It feels like the battle between good and evil has been lost. Hate has consumed love. But during these times of great despair, we must find the strength to press on and never forget that throughout history hate may have won many battles but love has always pulled through to win the war. So, hold on…for brighter days are to come.

When All Hope Is Lost

“I felt as if I were riding a pendulum. Just as I would swing into the abyss of hopelessness, the pendulum would swing back with some small goodness.”

― Ruta Sepetys

        Life can be utterly devastating at times. Some days it feels like you are trapped outside in a raging storm with no end in sight. In one moment, everything you believed in can be destroyed and you’re left feeling empty and hollow with your heart bleeding out on the ground. Hope feels like one of those childhood fairy tale stories made up to help kids sleep at night. But, it is at these times when everything has fallen apart that you must hold on to the belief that life is like a pendulum. And even though life has swung into an abyss of hopelessness for many of us, we must believe that one day it will swing back with some small goodness.

Love & Hope

“When hope seems like a faded memory, remember love and hope will return stronger than ever.”

― Imania Margria

       Some days are better than others. And sometimes it feels like you may succumb to the darkness. But it is at these times when you must remember that love and hope will triumph every time. So, never give up the fight, for better days are on the horizon.

Be You

“Our individuality is all, all, that we have. There are those who barter it for security, those who repress it for what they believe is the betterment of the whole society, but blessed in the twinkle of the morning star is the one who nurtures it and rides it in, in grace and love and wit, from peculiar station to peculiar station along life’s bittersweet route.”

― Tom Robbins

      Never compromise who you are for a job, a relationship…not for anything. Be proud and confident in who you are, for it is what separates you in a crowd and makes your light shine so bright. Always remember that each of us were born to sparkle as brightly as the stars that light up the night.

See the Beauty

“I want to see beauty. In the ugly, in the sink, in the suffering, in the daily, in all the days before I die, the moments before I sleep.”

― Ann Voskamp

      It is an undeniable fact that life is harsh and unforgiving at times. And, it is so very easy to become jaded and hardened. But you owe it to yourself not to let life defeat you. No matter the pain and suffering you have witnessed and endured, do not allow the bad in this world to overshadow the beauty that surrounds us everyday in every moment. Never forget that waking up each morning and inhaling the breath of life is a miracle in and of itself.

Being Happy

“Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.”

― Gerard Way

       Happiness isn’t synonymous with perfection. To be happy does not mean one has the proverbial white picket fence and poster card family. It doesn’t mean that everything is perfect and amazing. You can be happy when the world around you is in chaos and things are a mess, because at some point you will hopefully learn that happiness stems from accepting yourself and others for who they are. It is about learning to love the imperfections of life. It’s about accepting that life is this beautiful chaotic mess and that’s okay.

Go For It

“Go for it, while you can. I know you have it in you. And I can’t promise you’ll get everything you want, but I can promise nothing will change if you don’t try.”

― J.M. Darhower

         The time is now. If there is something you want out of life, now is the time to go after it. There will never be a perfect time to chase your dreams and goals, so why not right now? Things will never change if you continue to sit on the sidelines instead of getting up and running the race.

Today is a New Day

“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”

― Dalai Lama

      Each day that you are blessed to wake up, make a promise to yourself to try to embrace all that the day has to offer. Strive to be a better version of yourself than yesterday. Strive to rise above the negativity that is bound to come your way. And most of all, strive to make the most out of the time you have been given for there is no guarantee you will get the opportunity to try again tomorrow.