The end of the semester is in sight, so close yet so far away. Tests and projects are at an all-time high, our motivation is at an all-time low, and students are coming out of the woodwork left and right to take my unassigned assigned seats in both my classes and regular coffee shops. Summer is near and we all want our precious freedom.
*Queue the scene from High School Musical 2 where they all countdown before the school bell goes off and sing What Time Is It*
In all seriousness, we all could use a hug right now. A little push of motivation, a care package from mom, a happy letter from a sweet roommate, or perhaps just a pint of ice cream. If I could give each and every one of you these very things I would, however, I simply can't. But I can give you tender words from a dozen different people who would unanimously believe in you, including me!
Stick these blissful quotes on your fridge, in your planner, on your mirror, and in your car, and know they are sincere truth yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
1. “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger- something better, pushing right back." - Isabel Allende
2. “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Edison
3. “A time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve." - John C. Maxwell
4. “I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time." - Herbert Bayard Swope
5. “May you live every day of your life." - Jonathan Swift
6. “Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?" - L.M. Montgomery
7. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. “Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering 'it will be happier'..." - Alfred Tennyson
9. “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." - Frank Herbert
10. “Enjoy it. Because it's happening." - Stephen Chbosky
11. “To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and feel - that is the purpose of life." - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
12. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." - Confucius
13. “A person does not grow from the ground like a vine or a tree, one is not part of a plot of land. Mankind has legs so it can wander." - Roman Payne
14. “Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself." - Roy T. Bennett
15. “Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence." - Eleanor Roosevelt
16. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou
17. “You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway." - Steve Maraboli
18. “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards." - Soren Kierkegaard
19. “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love." - Marcus Aurelius
And last but not least, my favorite,