I think it’s easy to forget that life is a 🎁 gift. We get wrapped up in our daily routines, plugging along like we have all the ⏰ time in the world. We forget about all of the quiet blessings in life. The days run together in a blur of work, errands, chores, and appointments. We fit in fun along with the responsibilities, maybe even vacations when the 📆 calendar allows. Time is on our side, right? The truth is that we don’t know what each day will bring. Lives can get flipped 🔃 upside down in an instant.
Then what? Those sometimes mundane, sometimes chaotic routines that we often complain about seem pretty 😍 awesome. People in our lives turn into heroes. Time turns ☀️ golden. What seemed like big things turn small.
I have people in my life who are swimming upstream right now. Illness. Job loss. Death. Difficult family situations. Maybe you do, too. Perhaps it’s you. When I need a lift, I turn to words. They offer 🤗 comfort and 🤔 wisdom when I find myself searching. So, that’s why I wanted to offer some words of 💫 encouragement for anyone who may need a little hope.
✨”There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.” ~Fred Rogers
✨”Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.” ~Anonymous proverb
✨”My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.” ~Emery Lord
✨”Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.” ~Mario Fernandez
✨”Promise me you’ll always remember — you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh
✨”Sometimes it’s okay if the only thing you did today was breathe.” ~Yumi Sakugawa
✨”Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.” ~Brene Brown
✨”Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” ~Steve Maraboli
✨”There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” ~John Green
Keep swimming, friends. You got this.💖
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