Positive Quotes

It’s not always easy to be positive. Sometimes life throws you a curve ball and you need a little help keeping your spirits up. These positive quotes might be just what you need. If you find a positive quote here that hits home, write it down, post it on the fridge or bathroom mirror, keep it in your wallet for quick reference. You never know when a positive saying might come in handy. After all, a little positivity can go a long way.

 

 It is what it is—but it will become what you make of it. 

- Guideposts reader Doris Dillon of Randleman, North Carolina

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 Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to somebody else. 

- author Mitch Albom

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 You can go anywhere in the world, as long as your heart is in the right place. 

- Guideposts reader Judy Bailey, Nashville, Tennessee

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 Be nice to yourself.  This isn't just a warm-fuzzy idea, it's a scientific principle.  Positive self-talk paves the way for authentic productivity and success. 

- Michelle Tillis Lederman, Author

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 Patience is a virtue that carries a lot of 'wait.' 

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 Every day of your life is an opportunity to be a blessing to someone. 

- Ethel Chadwick, radio host

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 Worry is pulling tomorrow’s clouds over today’s sunshine. 

- Shirley Wood, Guideposts reader, Roff, Oklahoma

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 I try to end each day saying, ‘I am glad I did,’ rather than, ‘I wish I had.’ 

- Barbara J. McMorrow, Guideposts reader, Freehold, New Jersey

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 At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. 

- Jean Houston, author

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 Positive thinking is how you think about a problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about a problem. 

- Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author and minister

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