Words of comfort, encouragement and wisdom

[Birdy77]

To all the beautiful people 🌞

Words placed in a particular order can have a profound effect on us.

Words can bring us a moment of comfort, give us a different perspective, or change the course of our thinking and outlook entirely.

I would like this to be a space where we share quotes that have meaning to us or that have the potential to bring some comfort or encouragement to somebody, even if just for the moment in which they are reading it.

I will start.

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." - Mary Anne Radmacher

Go gently with yourselves lovely people.

🌻birdy

[IreneM]

"Fortify yourself with contentment

for it is an impregnable fortress."

- Epictetus

[Birdy77]

This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Peppermintbach]

On pacing yourself and accepting both days of movement as well as days when things stall:

Some days life is all about your dreams, hopes and visions for the future.

But there are some days where life is just about putting one foot in front of the other.

And that is okay.

- unknown

xoxox

[Music_Freak]

Peppermint...you've done it again. It feels like that was written for me (I've been in bed for the last hour - it's 3pm). I only managed to wash and hang out sheets today 😞

[Croix]

Dear Birdy and All~
I'd like to mention the Desiderata by Max Ehrmann in 1948. A copy has been on my kitchen wall for as long as I can remember. It calms and helps yield a sense of proportion. You might like to look it up.

I'll not repeat it all here as it is far too long:-
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Birdy: I do like that subtle drum roll in your joke today

Croix

[Peppermintbach]

For people who find healing and comfort in the garden, these ones are for you:

We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.

Jenny Uglow

Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas.

Elizabeth Murray

But perhaps most importantly..,

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.

Audrey Hepburn

xoxox

P.S. Music_Freak: I’m glad that resonated...I think days of rest are okay too. Gentle and easy does it, but well done on washing and hanging out your sheets 😉

[Birdy77]

Trust the wait.
Embrace the uncertainty.
Enjoy the beauty of becoming.
When nothing is certain, anything is possible.

~Mandy Hale

[hope4joy]

Hello everyone, what a beautiful thread. First time I've popped in here. This is a quote that I'm holding close at the moment:

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”

~Ambrose Redmoon

[Happygoluckymiss]

‘Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.’

- Albus Dumbledore

[Peppermintbach]

For anyone who’s struggling and perhaps needs some gentle self nurturing. To take it moment by moment when your emotions seem overwhelming:

When you notice your mental health declining, do one small thing that brings you peace. Take a shower, text a loved one, step outside. One little step is all you need to remind yourself that this is not permanent.

- unknown

xoxox