24 Encouraging Quotes For A Rough Day

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Okay, I confess to feeling frustrated today. This afternoon, I’ve been sorting through red tape trying to work out some issues with my insurance companies. It’s rough when you don’t feel well, and then you need to fight for your right to receive reimbursement for healthcare.

Those of you who have followed my blog over the years know how much I enjoy collecting quotes. So, I decided to read through the quotes I’ve shared with you in the past and see what I could find to boost my spirit on a challenging day. This post from 2019 seems perfect for the task.

Your challenges today may differ greatly from mine. Yet, I trust you’ll also find hope and encouragement through these beautiful quotes.

Remember that our residents also experience rough moments and bad days. Please keep these quotes close at hand, so you can help lift your residents’ spirits, too.

 

• “Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” (Christopher Robin)

• “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” (Carl Bard)

• “Let’s not just reach for the stars, but become the stars everyone reaches for.” (Robbie Kwia)

• “When you have a bad day, a really bad day, try and treat the world better than it treated you.” (Patrick Stump)

• “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. That makes you a winner right there.” (Venus Williams)

• “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” (Zig Ziglar)

• “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” (Mary Anne Radmacher)

• “Don’t waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window or break down the door.” (Brooke Shields)

• “One small crack does not mean that you are broken. It means that you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart.” (Linda Poindexter)

• “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” (Martin Luther King Jr.)

• “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” (Og Mandino)

• “Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the most wonderful things that will ever happen to us.” (Nicole Reed)

• “There are those who look at things the way they are and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not.” (Robert Kennedy)

• “Be patient. Sometimes you have to go through the worst to get to the best. Give time some time.” (Karen Salmansohn)

• “When one door closes, another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which opens for us.” (Alexander Graham Bell)

• “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” (Robert Louis Stevenson)

• “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” (William James)

• “When something bad happens, you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” (Edna J. White)

• “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” (Thomas Edison)

• “Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” (Drew Barrymore)

• “I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than attempt to do nothing and succeed.” (Robert H. Schuller)

• “If you’re stuck in a puddle, it means there’s higher ground all around you, you just have to step onto it.” (Emilyann Girdner)

• “Embrace the struggle and let it make you stronger. It won’t last forever.” (Tony Gaskins)

• “At the end of the day, all you need is hope and strength. Hope that it will get better, and strength to hold on until it does.” (author unknown)

 

Did you enjoy reading these encouraging quotes? Then I know you’ll also want to check out these quotes for caregivers.