Election night jitters?
Hopefully you're spending it in a way that brings you comfort, peace, and a sense of progress - whether you're watching and awaiting the news as it flows in...or avoiding it entirely.
However, in case you're finding it a little harder to connect to that place of inner calm, here are some of the favorite quotes and inspiration (un-restricted - diversity is appreciated!) that I received and found...
"Each person must live their life as a model for others." Rosa Parks
“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” St Teresa of Calcutta
"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas." Shirley Chisholm
"It doesn't hurt to be optimistic; you can always cry later." Lucimar Santos de Lima
"If you're going through Hell, keep going." Sir Winston Churchill
"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality." Malala Yousafzai
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
"Be the peace you wish to see in the world." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The most wasted of days is one without laughter." e.e. cummings
"I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry" Psalm 40:1
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." Desmond Tutu
The sun is on the spider’s web and filters through green leaves
It makes the hummingbird glisten and brings glory to the end of day
Always and always the sun is shining
Whether skies are clear or dark
Whatever the weather throughout every season
The sun is always shining
-Gwen Frostic Card
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding" Proverbs 3:5
"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." Maya Angelou
"Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions." Hafez
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts." Sir Winston Churchill
"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." Robin Williams
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13
"Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without, and know we cannot live within." James Baldwin
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." Maya Angelou
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." Ella Fitzgerald
“Fuck em if they can’t take a joke”. It is a way of letting go and moving on.
Army Basic Combat Training uses “Embrace the Suck”. Embracing it, calling it by its name, allows you to rise above and keep moving forward.
"The best way out is always through." Robert Frost
A song by Stan Rogers, The Mary Ellen Carter. The final refrain, sing it loud:
Rise again, rise again!
Though your heart it be broken and life about to end
No matter what you've lost, be it a home, a love, a friend
Then like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again!
"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." Robert F. Kennedy
"I am and always will be a catalyst for change." Shirley Chisholm
From Annie:
The sun'll come out, tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar, that tomorrow
There'll be sun!
Just thinking about, tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs, and the sorrow
'Til there's none!
When I'm stuck in a day
That's gray and lonely
I just stick out my chin
And grin and say
The sun'll come out, tomorrow
So you gotta hang on 'til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, tomorrow
You're always a day away
Hope you can find something in here that brings a smile to your heart whenever you need it most.
You matter. You can make a difference. I'm so thankful you're here.
