Quotes About Positivity

we talk to ourselves more than we'll talk to any other person over the course of our lives but that our words aren't always kind or true or helpful—or even respectful. Most of what we say to ourselves we'd never say to people we love or care about, like our friends or children.

Before diagnosing people with depression, make sure they're not surrounded by assholes"),

An attitude of gratitude goes a long way when it comes to physical and emotional healing.

I know it can be very uncomfortable for a healthy person to try to communicate with someone who has had a stroke, but I needed my visitors to bring me their positive energy. Since conversation is obviously out of the question, I appreciated when people came in for just a few minutes, took my hands in theirs, and shared softly and slowly how they were doing, what they were thinking, and how they believed in my ability to recover.

wisecracks about my wheelchair drag racing, they all said they were happy to see I was still joking around.

Don't be a whiner, she told herself. Concentrate on the good things in life, even if there don't seem to be too many of them left.

She tried to teach her children to be positive--to dream but to also do it with their feet on the ground. If you let loose that balloon, you will lose sight of it, she said. The best way to enjoy it is to hold tight to the string and plant your feet on a good solid path.

When she doesn't want to think about something sad or hurtful, she does what she instructed her own children and those she taught to do: Close your eyes and go somewhere safe and good. Picture something good.

I know I might look like a ball of fluff, she said, but I'm not. Not even close. And the fact that I get up each morning and put a damn smile on my face is the same as... Batman putting on his cape. I-- I'm not done. It's... protection. It's my shield. It's me waving my middle finger to the world because I choose to be happy. The bottom line, Luke, is that I know what matters and what doesn't.

If you don't leave your past in the past, it'll destroy your future. You've got to live for what today's offering, not for what yesterday took away from you.

I've got this.

Don't worry about whether you can do it, Bailey Bean. Just pretend you can. Pretend enough and it becomes real.

She swiped at her eyes. "Suck it up," she whispered fiercely to herself. "It's all good, no matter how hard it is." "I'm going to refrain from saying 'That's what she said' since you seem to be having a moment.

You're as happy as you make up your mind to be." PHOEBE TRAEGER

You're as happy as you make up your mind to be.

Smile… it makes people wonder what you're up to.

If it didn't bring her joy, then forgetaboutit.

Remember, you can't change what has happened to you in the past, but you can take steps to ensure a better tomorrow.

Lincoln said it best: "People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

lasting joy is not a matter of what's happening around you, but inside you.

The only thing that a critical spirit, nagging, and negativity bring to a relationship is lack of intimacy. Many people were raised in homes where "shame-based parenting" was the rule rather than the exception. For many, there is a natural tendency to focus on the negative side of life, but that just doesn't work in relationships. There is incredible power in encouragement and affirmation. Mark Twain once said, "I can live two months on one good compliment.

If you can't stop the bad thoughts from coming to visit, at least you can make fun of them while they're hanging around.

Molly, you are a good person. Don't let anyone take that away from you. Not even yourself.

Things are not always as bad as they seem. Sometimes, the darkness only makes it easier to see the light.