It’s easy to feel that life is repeatedly kicking us when we’re already down, especially in regards to the lingering and unknown existence of coronavirus. Just when we think we can’t cope with more fear and uncertainty, we are now faced with the polarizing debate over re-opening certain states and the safety of doing so. Can inspiring quotes fix it all? No. However, it may just remind you that there is always hope.
Many people are dealing with a huge amount of stress and are panicked over finances, health and speculation over what the future will look like. However, it’s important to remember that disruptions and struggle – however painful and as serious as they may be – are a part of life and always have been.
Living “The New Normal”
In regards to living the new normal, it is absolutely a surreal and overwhelming time, to say the least! And, it’s hard to find some semblance of peace living so far outside of our previous “regular” routines. We were all thrown into this suddenly and therefore, are all stumbling through wondering if it’s at all possible that life will ever return to some semblance of what it was before. It is an unprecedented time in history and our future success and emergence from this, is dependent on our ability to persevere through a level of adversity, in which most of us, have never experienced before.
This is the first pandemic of the connected age and we suddenly find ourselves fighting the same invisible enemy- Covid-19, collectively.
What can you do to cope?
It’s human nature to take in experiences and events and try to process it all and make some sense of it. This is a tough one, for sure! So what do we do when we can’t make sense of something?
Well, some of us try to find humor in it, (which is no easy task when it comes to this current situation), others look for inspiration, pray and hope for a cure and vaccine!
To keep your spirits up read the following compiled, tweets, quotes and posts about helping others, perspective, remaining optimistic in the face of adversity and finding what is important in life!
“Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.”– Elie Weisel
“Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or a greater benefit.”– Napoleon Hill
“Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.” – Wayne Dyer
“I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.” – Jewish Proverb
“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.”– Seneca
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.”– Duke Ellington
“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” – Wayne Dyer
“It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed.” – Doe Zantamata
“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” – Wayne Dyer
“Things turn out the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” -John Wooden
“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.” –Joseph Campbell
“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.”– Epicetus
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best things in the world for you.” –Walt Disney
“You don’t know who you are until you’ve faced real adversity.” –Dan Gasby
“Something very beautiful happens to people when their world has fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when our knees hit the floor.” –Marianne Williamson
“Use what you’ve been through as fuel, believe in yourself and be unstoppable!”– Yvonne Pierre
“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.”– Lee Iacocca
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”– Robert H Schuller
“You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” – Wayne Dyer
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” — William Arthur Ward
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” — C.S. Lewis
“An optimist see the opportunity in every difficulty.” –Winston Churchill
“Fire is the test of gold; adversity of the strong men.” –Martha Graham
“You hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life.” –Anonymous
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