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

[Peppermintbach]

You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going.

- George Lucas

Sleepy: I’m very sorry that I hadn’t replied to your post here till now. I meant to reply in my last post here, but I forgot. My apologies for that.

I wanted to say I’m very happy that the Daniell Koepke quote (from a few weeks) ago resonated with you. Thank you for always being such a caring & lovely presence on the forums 🙂

[Nimi]

"Make peace with imperfection."

[Nico_B]

1. Whatever your situation is, know that you always have moments in time, even just 5 seconds, where you can close down your eyes, breathe deeply, check in with yourself and find some sense of peace.

2. With one door closing, another door always opens.

3. You have nothing to prove to anyone. Just be honest with yourself.

4. Remember that behind the clouds, there is always blue sky.

🙂

Nico

[Peppermintbach]

Sometimes there are things that don’t get better. Sometimes, though, our capacities to handle them gets better.

- Melissa C. Water

[Doolhof]

Hi Pepper,

I really need this one today! Thanks!

Cheers from Dools

[Birdy77]

If you feel like you're losing everything,
remember that trees lose their leaves every year
and still they stand tall
and wait for better days to come

[Peppermintbach]

If you’re hurting & feeling lost, here are some small words of encouragement for you:

...to feel lost...proves you have a navigational sense of where Home is. You know that a place like being found exists. And maybe your current location isn’t that place, but...that unsettled feeling of lostness just got you closer to it.

- Erika Harris

To be lost is as legitimate a part of your process as being found.

- Alex Ebert

xoxox

P.S. “Home” or “location” doesn’t have to necessarily be a physical place either. It can be a state of mind, being surrounded by understanding, a feeling, purpose, or it could be anything really...

Dools: I’m glad that quote resonated 🙂 To me, those words are the cornerstone of grit & resilience, which I’m admittedly struggling to find these days.

[Doolhof]

Hi Pepper,

Wish I had a great quote for you and everyone here.

My wish for you today is that you find a little more will power and determination to do something than you had yesterday.

May you find the strength to face one more moment, discover it isn't so bad after all and then move into the next moment with your head help high and determination in your step.

Kindest regards to you and all, cheers from Dools

[Peppermintbach]

Some words about learning to sit with our feelings & learning from them, rather than trying to control or overanalyse them:

Try & get a felt sense of your emotions, rather than attempting to make sense of them. Emotions, by definition, aren’t logical. They aren’t meant to be problem solved. They are meant to be understood and experienced.

- Unknown

P.S. Dools: Thank you so much for the kind thoughts. I really appreciate your caring reminder for us to take things one moment at a time during difficult times. I’m thinking of you, as I know it has been a very difficult time for you. Thanks again for your support 🙂

[Peppermintbach]

For anyone who may be struggling & hurting:

You are enough. You will always be enough. The fact that you’re here is everything. The fact that you’re still getting up each day to face the world, even after all you’ve been through, is amazing.

- unknown

xoxox