This quote got me through all the times when i wanted to ask 'Why is this happening to ME?'.Being able to stop and revel in what you have at the present and to let the future take care of itself and the past go is harder than you would think but it provides a solid anchor of happiness.At the end of the day WHY events happened is irrelevant,HOW you choose to react and respond to the events is the important part.“The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach”
-Lyn Yutang 1895-1976
I tried to hold onto this thought whenever i was feeling the loss of who i used to be and was trying to grapple who i would be after the surgery and treatments were finished. It was important to remember that all i had loved and been and done was still inside me and no matter how things turned out they could never be undone.“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”
-Helen Keller 1880-1968
“Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time."
-Norman Cousins 1912- 1990
-Nicholas Murray Butler“Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.”
Two of my favourite quotes about being an optimist.Approach what is coming with the mental attitude that it WILL go right,try not to allow yourself to wallow in pessimism and negativity. It is essential to envision a positive result in order to give yourself the strength of spirit to achieve it.
"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams."Pretty self explanatory really -there is beauty everywhere,you just have to be able to see it and appreciate it for what it is.
