Last update: July 21, 2015
There are times when life is raging against us: it does not stop hitting us, the strength to move forward fails us and we have the feeling that doing things well does not make sense, because everything always ends badly.
These are the moments when, of course, we falter. It may happen that the strong tide takes us offshore, and that we begin to drink water, a lot of water, despite our attempts not to drown.
We know that being strong in certain situations is terribly complicated; it is necessary to build a solid boat to be able to sail in such a stormy sea.
There are times when external help (whether professional or personal) is essential to control our emotional health, which is severely tested by the constant blows. Nonetheless, no one can give us a hand if we don't help ourselves, from within, through our thoughts.
Today we propose 27 phrases to reflect on during "no periods", in order to recover the desire to sail until the storm subsides.
- I've missed over 9000 shots in my career. I've lost nearly 300 games. I had the opportunity to take the winning shot 26 times and I didn't. I've been wrong all the time in my life. And for this I triumphed. Michael Jordan
- Let your smile change the world, but don't let the world change your smile.
- Where you are, do what you can with what you have. Theodore Roosvelt
- The joy of living is always having something to do, someone to love and something to wait for.
- Fortunato the one who expects nothing, because he will never be disappointed. Jonathan Swift
- Experience is the most severe teacher. First he gives you the exam and then he teaches you the lesson. Anonymous
- If the day doesn't smile at you, smile at it first.
- "You will be happy," said life. "But first I'll make you strong."
- Laugh and the world will laugh with you, cry and you will do nothing but wet your face.
- Don't let yesterday take today away from you. Will Rogers
- Don't give up, you still have time to start over, accept your flaws, bury your fears, free yourself from your weight and take flight. Mario Benedetti
- Don't give up, because this is life, continue the journey, chase your dreams, use all the time available, shake off the rubble and get to heaven. Mario Benedetti
- Don't give up, please don't give up, even if the cold stings, fear bites, the sun hides and the wind is silent. There is still fire in your soul, there is still life in your dreams. Mario Benedetti
- There is no wound that cannot be healed over time. Opening the doors, removing the blindfold, abandoning the wall that protected us, living life and accepting the challenge. Mario Benedetti
- Losing a battle does not mean losing the war: every day is a battle, our goal is to win.
- Let's take the train to happiness.
- Happiness is in yourself; if you can find it, you will make many others happy.
- Happiness is a state of temporary madness, it is something that comes from the heart and cannot be bought.
- Those who lose are not losers, but those who, from the beginning, did not want to win.
- Circumstances don't make you who you arebut your way of reacting to them. Anne Ortlund
- We can't control the wind, but we can adjust the sails. Anonymous
- The best thing about the future is that it only comes once a day. Abraham Lincoln
- Life isn't about getting good cards, but in knowing how to play what you have. Josh Billings
- Sometimes it seems to us that what we do is nothing more than a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would not be complete without that drop. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
- Dreams come true for real, otherwise nature would not allow us to have them. John Updike
- Yesterday is the past and tomorrow is the future. Today is a gift and for this reason it is called the present. Bill Keane
- Glory does not consist in never falling, but in knowing how to get up after the fall. Confucius
