Slogans And Quotes That Get You Through The Rough Patches

[ClairBear226]

WCDean brought something up on another thread, and I thought maybe it would make for a good thread in its own right. Do you have a quote, or a slogan that sums up what you need for getting through the rough patches? I have a few. My first is sort of the "go to" words that describe the person I want to be. When things are tough, and I have a hard time finding my way to that path, I remember this:

Compassion. Honor. Courage. Humor. Gratitude.​

I decided to have it put on a ring for myself, so there's a lady on Etsy crafting one for me with those words as we speak. Should be here in a week or two.​

 

[Sandra]

Comfort, Acceptance, Humour, Honest with oneself.
This is all I can think of for now.

 

[Zipperhead]

We can be true to our morals, or, we can fix the problem. We can not do both." When ever I'm doing something hard, I remind myself that if it were easy, someone else would have already done it. The silence must stop. I need to fix myself.

 

[ClairBear226]

“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. ​

Giving up is what makes it permanent.” ~ Marilyn vos Savant​

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls. ​

The most massive characters are seared with scars.” ~ Khalil Gibran​

 

[wcdean]

"I know that I am making the right decisions, because out of all my options, the choices that I am making now are the most difficult ones".

Hiding is easy, sheltering ourselves from the world is easy, beating ourselves up is easy, denial is easy, self medicating and numbing one's self is easy... dealing with the pain, the emotions, accepting things for what they are, and having the courage to face them head on is not.

This slogan is my "litmus test" for what I need to do in my journey. Case and point, I have decided to return to the scene of my accident, after 14 years of avoiding it at all cost. It scares me to death, but I know that it is a vital component to my road to health. I know I'm not ready now, as I don't yet have the tools, but am working with my doctors and have conveyed my intent to do so. I have told myself that in the next few weeks (before I return to work - on ST disability right now for this) that I will make that journey. As difficult as it may be, that I feel will be pivotal in not allowing me to deny things anymore. I learned yesterday that even though I can tell people what happened (admit it), emotionally I have not accepted it because I still punish myself. Therefore, I am still in denial, even after all this time.

One other one that I have recently started saying is...
"No day is perfect, but as long as they are improving that is all I can ask."

Even when today may be worse than yesterday, all I can ask is that tomorrow is better than today. It's symbolic of "one day at a time."

 

[ronin47]

"The truth is everyone's going to hurt you, you just have to find the ones worth suffering for" ~Bob Marley​

 

[ClairBear226]

Hiding is easy, sheltering ourselves from the world is easy, beating ourselves up is easy, denial is easy, self medicating and numbing one's self is easy... dealing with the pain, the emotions, accepting things for what they are, and having the courage to face them head on is not.

Well said, Dean. I think you've got a knack. ;)

 

[LizBeth1]

Expect to be accommodated!

 

[AngelKeeperJ]

It CAN get worse...always!

Live 'in the moment', not the past, not the future!

 

[Celistin]

I actually save inspiring quotes so that when I'm having a bad day, they get me to re-focus on what's important. Here's a couple of my favourite:

"May your Past make you Better, not Bitter."

"Turn your face to the sun so the shadows fall behind you"

"Remind yourself that it's ok to not be perfect" :)

 

[ClairBear226]

Me too, Celistin. Words have been used to make a great many things in life worse. I figure its about time they make something better.​

“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.” ~Mark Twain​

 

[Sandra]

ClairBear226 that sounds like my brother 100%. Everytime I told him of a dream of things I wanted to do. He would always put me down over the ideas. Needless to say my brother is no longer in my life.