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Hopeful Thoughts

These are some thoughts and quotes that have helped comfort me during difficult moments.

Just because you're taking longer than others does not mean you're a failure. Keep going.

We can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. -Thomas S. Monson

Pray when you feel like worrying. Give thanks when you feel like complaining. Keep going when you feel like quitting.

My efforts are enough. Even when things don't go exactly to plan.

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. -Bob Marley

If you feel you have a lemon, you can either complain about how sour it is, or you can make lemonade. It is all up to you. -Dale Carnegie

You are enough.

When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars.

Feelings are just visitors. Let them come and go. -Mooji

The sun showed up again
so I looked up and asked it:
"Why?"
The sun looked down and brightly
whispered:
"To give you another try."

The best views come after the hardest climbs.

The moon said to me, "You don't have to be whole to shine."

Fear exists for one purpose: to be conquered.

Look unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions. -Jacob 3:1, Book of Mormon

It's okay to fall apart. Tacos fall apart and people still love them.

The glass isn't half full or half empty, it's refillable.

It's okay to cry when there's too much on your mind - the clouds rain too when things get heavy. -Amina Mehmood

A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.

If you took all your DNA, stretched it out, and put it end-to-end, it would stretch to Jupiter and back 10x over. You are neither small nor insignificant. You're just very well folded.

Not all storms come to disrupt your path, some come to clear it.

You're not too old and it's not too late.

Your struggle is not an indication of failure.

When life throws you a rainy day, play in the puddles.

No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch.

If you are tired, learn to rest, not quit.

Our task is to become our best selves. One of God's greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final. -Thomas S. Monson

Bumpy roads lead to beautiful places. -Davey Martinez

Done is better than perfect. - Sheryl Sandberg

Go 1-0 every day. -Davey Martinez

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