A Year of Positive Thinking Quotes

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love . . . There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” —MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Every new beginning comes from the end of something else. This is the natural ebb and flow of life, and it asks us to accept that happiness often lies on the other side of sadness.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“THE WINDY ROAD UPWARD It’s easy to look at what others have achieved and measure your own success or progress against it. But no one starts out at “the top,” and no one gets there the same way. One of the most courageous things you’ll ever do is trust that there is, in fact, a path—and that path is whichever windy road you are traveling. Your path won’t always be straight, and it won’t always be easy. But it will always be yours, and it will always lead you to the mountaintop that is perfect for you. Trust that.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“19 FEBRUARY SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO SPEAK TRUTH TO YOUR BULLSHIT You need people in your life who are kind, accepting, and loving, but it is equally important to have people who “speak truth to bullshit,” as professor Brené Brown, PhD, often says. Our friends are our compasses: they show us the way and redirect us when we’ve settled too low or our pride is leading us away from our center. Our ego often gets in the way of true friendship because we feign the good stuff, the things that allow us to simply get by in life without having to work too much. We don’t always want to be challenged because truth-telling and honesty can hurt. The true power of good friends is that they will respect the fragility of our hearts, but also require us to step into our own truth with grace and honesty. Surround yourself with people who uplift you, but who also speak truth to your bullshit.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“YOU CAN’T POUR FROM AN EMPTY GLASS When you feel like you are running on empty, you are. Trust that, and take a step back. Rest. Heal. Collect yourself. Then reconnect.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Choose to take good care of yourself. Do what brings you joy. Live a life you believe in. Spend time in the company of those who uplift you. Be kind. Happiness is the side effect of all of these experiences; it is not a thing you find out there.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“While infused with love you see fewer distinctions between you and others. Indeed, your ability to see others—really see them, wholeheartedly—springs open.” —BARBARA FREDRICKSON, PHD, LOVE 2.0”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Know that what is right for you may not be right for someone else, and that’s okay.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Joy is a divine response to a life well lived, a lighting up from the inside out. It exists in spite of the burdens you carry and the troubles that arise in your life. Your greatest responsibility may be giving yourself the permission to feel joy alongside grief. The depth of your joy can rise above sorrow. But first you must decide that it can.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Happiness happens along the route; it’s not a stop you get off at.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“YOU’RE THE ONE IN CHARGE “I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.” —JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Disentangle yourself from the past to embrace the future. Don’t reside in your childhood, regardless of how wonderful or imperfect it was. Move forward with all of the grace and acceptance you can muster. Let go. Love boldly. Grow. Learn. Then, spread your wings and soar.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” —RALPH WALDO EMERSON”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“How people treat you is their karma, how you react is yours.” —WAYNE W. DYER”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Because new thoughts create new neural pathways and repeated thoughts reinforce existing ones, our thoughts can literally change the structure and the function of our brains. By using repetitive mental activities like positive thinking, we can retrain our brains to become more inclined toward positive feelings.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“SHINE BRIGHT When you wake up every day, remind yourself that whoever you are is a choice. You create the narrative, so don’t be afraid to highlight your humor, brilliance, and bravery. You are not here to be small. Come to terms with that truth, then sit back and brace yourself for the beauty that is you. Allow your light to shine brightly; there is never enough of your luminescence in this sometimes darkened world. 6 MARCH ADVERSITY”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“I’ve learned that this perspective is a choice and that choosing positivity over negativity requires both clarity and courage.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“When you learn to love who you are, you free yourself from the binding expectations of others.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“THE CAPACITY TO FORGIVE “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love . . . There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” —MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“You will experience moments when you feel like the world is against you, when nothing seems to work, when it feels like everything that can go wrong has. There are some circumstances that can’t be fixed or made better immediately. There will be times when your world does not feel okay. As best as possible, you must sit and honor this truth. In those moments, allow yourself to cry, shout, or be upset. Feel what you feel. But then surrender into what is. I can’t say when or how, but time, surrender, and healing will allow you to find solace. It does get better. Know this.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“You will be a better person because of your imperfections, not in spite of them.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“LIVE LIFE WITH ABANDON This one life is all you’ve got. So, above all else, live it with unbridled abandon and openhearted curiosity. Be brave. Allow creativity to be your guide. Live as if no one else were watching. Dance. Play. Sing out loud. Make the kind of magic that dreams are built of.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Grace is knowing for certain that you will inevitably be hurt again and knowing just as certainly that you are strong, you are resilient, and all of it will make you more beautiful.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Everyone deserves the right to be who they truly are—including you.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“LOVE IS FRIENDSHIP THAT HAS CAUGHT FIRE”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“YOU’VE NEVER GONE TOO FAR TO TURN BACK Even if you’ve traveled miles in one direction, you can always turn around.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“Enjoy living a life filled with intentional moments.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“trust in yourself—that you will know the answers, that the answers will be revealed, that you will be okay, that you will thrive. Today, your only job is to continue.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“live your own version of a successful life.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage

“YOU ARE POWERFUL You are more capable than you know, more brilliant than you comprehend, and more powerful than you can even begin to understand.”
― Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage