10 Ideas to Guide Your Living
Certain ideas bring a fresh perspective to life and can help us to see what was previously hidden.
A solid idea can confirm what we already know and encourage us to keep going. A time tested idea can get us back on track after a harmful or negative idea was creating far too much chaos.
Below are 10 ideas that I have found solid and helpful for me. Let them encourage you, comfort you, support you, and help you on your journey. If any of these ideas don’t land or help in some way, toss it to the side and go on the next one.
10 Ideas to Guide Your Living
1. There is good in the world
There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. — J.R.R. Tolkien
2. With hope comes cheerfulness
Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances which we know to be desperate. — G.K. Chesterton
3. Hope gives us wings to change
Hope prevents us from clinging to what we have and frees us to move away from the safe place and enter unknown and fearful territory. — Henri Nouwen
4. Today matters
How we spend our days is how we spend our lives. — Anne Dillard
5. Let go of the past
You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. — Jan Glidewell
6. Be willing to embrace what’s hard
Sometimes there's not a better way. Sometimes there's only the hard way. ― Mary E. Pearson
7. Anyone can be grateful
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
8. How we look at things matters
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. ― Abraham Lincoln
9, Opportunity is connected to diligence
Diligence and hard work sensitize you to recognize opportunity. — David P. Ingerson
10. A growth mindset is your friend
You don’t need to have everything figured out. Learning is part of the process. — Buky Ojelabi
Reflect
Which quote landed for you and why?
How does your thinking affect your living?
