"Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it." -- Johann Wolfgange von Goethe
When our lives are difficult, we feel as if things will never change. This, in turn, makes it harder for us to take the steps that might create the change we want.
When we look back on our lives, we can see that we've had both good and bad times. Somehow, we survived the bad times, and things eventually got better. The passage of time helped, but we also acted in ways that moved us towards a happier place.
My life is filled with ups and downs. If today is a bad day -- or this week is a bad week -- I know it's not forever and that I will come through it.
from Linda Picone, The Daily Book of Positive Quotations, Jan 2
When our lives are difficult, we feel as if things will never change. This, in turn, makes it harder for us to take the steps that might create the change we want.
When we look back on our lives, we can see that we've had both good and bad times. Somehow, we survived the bad times, and things eventually got better. The passage of time helped, but we also acted in ways that moved us towards a happier place.
My life is filled with ups and downs. If today is a bad day -- or this week is a bad week -- I know it's not forever and that I will come through it.
from Linda Picone, The Daily Book of Positive Quotations, Jan 2