Stay Motivated! It's a New Month, New Week, New Day

Happy June! As we stride into a new month, one thing that probably rings true for all of us is that 2020 has not been an easy year. The last couple months have been bumpy to say the least. There have been a lot of ups and downs, laughter and tears, persevering and thoughts of quitting. Each and every day whether I hit a breaking point or not, I strive to be grateful again and again for the big and the small. 

As I have said before, when I am feeling down and hopeless, I reach for one of my many books of quotes. Within a few simple sentences, I know I will find the motivation to pick myself back up and keep going. Things are tough right now, but don't stop being grateful, holding onto the things that motivate you to put one foot in front of the other, and never forget no matter how bad it seems there is always some good in the world worth fighting for. 

All you have to do is be yourself and live the story that no one else can live -- the story of your own unique life. Be proud. Be confident. And, most of all, be happy.

To learn, you have to listen. To improve, you have to try. - Thomas Jefferson

Don't think too much. You'll create a problem that wasn't even there in the first place.

The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all. - Disney's Mulan

Here's the secret, kids. None of us can vow to be perfect. In the end, all we can do is promise to love each other with everything we got. - How I Met Your Mother

A good life is when you smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are for what you have.

Take a chance. You never know what might happen.

Living with a broken heart is hard, but it can never doom you to be a broken person.

We must all make the choice between what is right and what is easy. - Albus Dumbledore

You haven't lost your ability to do good things with life, even if it never loses its ability to do bad things to you.

Wednesday Wisdom - 10 Quotes to Start Your Day

In continuation of last week's Monday Motivation post, I am sharing with you ten more of my favorite quotes. Feel free to share with your friends! As always, have a magical day!

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams, or wake up and chase them.

Ignore what other people think. Most people aren't even paying attention to you. - Amy Poehler

It's a slow process, but quitting won't speed it up.

Remember that there is only one time that is important - Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power. - Leo Tolstoy

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. - Conrad Hilton

Take chances. Take a lot of them. Because honestly, no matter where you end up and with whom, it always ends up just the way it should be. Your mistakes make you who you are. You learn and grow with each choice you make. Everything is worth it. Say how you feel, always be you, and be okay with it.

That might sound boring, but I think the boring stuff is the stuff I remember the most. - Russell, Disney Pixar's Up

The very things that held you down are going to carry you up, up, up. - Timothy, Walt Disney's Dumbo

You did not wake up today to be mediocre.