My spirits are always lifted by starting off with daily motivational and positive thoughts. This regular routine is beneficial in putting my own problems into perspective, and gets my mind moving in the right direction for the day ahead. The bumps in the road don’t all go away – they just seem easier to go over.
The following are some personal favorite inspirational quotes with a positive quote for the day (see below) courtesy of ThinkExist.com. Come back each day for a new positive thinking quote that will lift your spirits, and help smooth out those bumps in the road that we all face along life’s journey.
If you have a daily routine or some positive thoughts that motivate you, please share them by leaving a comment.
SQUEEZE THE DAY!
-Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ~ Helen Keller
-Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. ~ Charles Swindoll
-The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. ~ Author Unknown
-Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~ Abraham Lincoln
-Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. ~ Scott Adams
-Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results. ~ Willie Nelson
-For myself I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use being anything else. ~ Winston Churchill
-No one has ever become poor by giving. ~ Anne Frank
-Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. ~ Jamie Paolinetti
-The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure. ~ Sven Goren Eriksson
-I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. ~ Arthur Rubenstein
-In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ~ Albert Einstein
-I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today. ~ William Allen White
-A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. ~ Ayn Rand
-Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose. ~ Tom Krause
-If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. ~ Thomas Edison
-The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results. ~ Norman Vincent Peale
-Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. ~ Benjamin Franklin
-Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. ~ Herman Cain
-God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. ~ Reinhold Niebuhr
The last great quote from Niebuhr’s writings is also a short prayer I say everyday, either to myself or out loud. It humbles and encourages me at the same time, and helps get my thinking on the right track. Give it a try…it may inspire you too!
