Hi all, I hope you are keeping well, staying safe and enjoying the weather we are having this week. It is banging. Summer 2020, is that you?

Let’s not get too gassed – here are some inspirational quotes to help you get through this lockdown until it ends!

1. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.
2. Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase.
3. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arthur Ashe
4. If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember that trees lose their leaves every year and they still stand tall and wait for better days to come.
5. Be obsessed with your own potential.
6. Don’t give up because you had a bad day, forgive yourself and do better tomorrow.
7. Don’t forget you’re human. It’s okay to have a meltdown. Just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you’re headed.
8. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. – Helen Keller
9. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour & some style. – Maya Angelou
10. Celebrate every win, no matter how small.
11. This is a temporary situation. There’s no way but through. You may not be able to do the things you normally do and you may go a bit stir crazy, but I promise you if you hang in there and do your best, you will get through this and see a better life ahead. – Michelle Christine Weinstein
12. Shift your focus from what you can’t control to how you will respond. That is where the power is.
13. You can’t go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending. – CS Lewis
14. Give yourself some credit for how far you’ve come.
15. Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. – Victor Hugo

I hope you feel inspired and motivated to keep going!

Do you have any other quotes that could help?

Stay safe!

Peace until next time,

This Girl Can Write, A