Words of Encouragement - Encouraging Quotes

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Encouraging Quotes

God, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
- Reinhold Niebuhr

You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure about you.
We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.
- Marianne Williamson

Faith is taking the first step
even when you don't see the whole staircase.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Believe that life is worth living
and your belief will help create the fact.
- William James

The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Words of Encouragement

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
- although attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, this prayer first appeared (written in French) in 1912

As we let our light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence actually liberates others.
- Marianne Williamson

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
- Marianne Williamson

Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.
Herein lies the peace of God.
- A Course In Miracles

Encouragement from the Bible

The 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my Shepherd;
I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name' sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;
Thou annointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.

Words of Encouragement and Strength

Vision stands on the shoulders of what is actual
to get a better view of what is possible.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

There is no passion to be found playing small -
in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
- Nelson Mandela

Smile. Today would be a wonderful day not to take life so seriously.
Today may end up the way you prefer - and it may not.
Happiness is not about being a winner -
it's about being gentle with life - being gentle with yourself.
Let life be a dance, and choose the kind of dance you want for today -
perhaps a gentle loving dance.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today is your day to honor your being,
release each and every struggle,
gather strength from life's storms,
relax into the arms of spirit.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We can train ourselves to view life from more joyful perspectives.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
- Albert Einstein

Life is a song - sing it.
Life is a game - play it.
Life is a challenge - meet it.
Life is a dream - realize it.
Life is a sacrifice - offer it.
Life is love - enjoy it.
- Sai Baba

Clouds come floating into my life,
no longer to carry rain or usher storm,
but to add color to my sunset sky.
- Rabindranath Tagore

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.
Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
- Marie Curie

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

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall.
- Nelson Mandela

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
- C. S. Lewis

When one door of happiness closes, another opens,
but often we look so long at the closed door
that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
- Helen Keller

Encouraging Words

Live with intention.
Walk to the edge.
Listen hard.
Practice wellness.
Play with abandon.
Laugh.
Choose with no regret.
Appreciate your friends.
Continue to learn.
Do what you love.
Live as if this is all there is.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...
It's about learning how to dance in the rain.
- Vivian Greene

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
- Lee Ann Womack

As we light a path for others, we naturally light our own way.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Life may not be the party we hoped for,
but while we are here we might as well dance.
- Anonymous

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.
- The Buddha

May today be your day to dance lightly with life
to sing wild songs of adventure,
to invite rainbows and butterflies out to play,
to soar your spirit and unfurl your joy.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The magic words for a great relationship are,
"I love you just the way you are."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.
May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.
And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.
- Irish Blessing

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels.
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
- Mother Teresa

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others,
I can see them as teachers.
- Gerald Jampolsky

When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous.
We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.
- Carlos Castaneda

There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
- Katharine Butler Hathaway

We would never have a word for Joy if there were no suffering.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

When we are happy and serene, time loses its power over us.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

When You Can Taste, Smell, and Touch Your Dream,
You Can Enroll the World.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

When you expect nothing, you can receive all of life as a marvelous gift.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Yesterday is ashes;
tomorrow green wood.
Only today does the fire burn brightly.
- Eskimo proverb

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