The other day, I was listening to the morning radio show, and I heard something that struck me: this time of year is documented to be the saddest time of the year.
It puzzled me; why, during the start of a new year, when you have a clean slate and a whole year to accomplish your goals, is the very beginning the saddest? Supposedly it's because everyone realizes the holiday season is officially over, which is generally when everyone is the happiest.
It's the time when you recognize that you gained a few pounds from eating one too many Christmas cookies, and for those in the 'real world,' you have about eleven months until your next big break from work, and that is certainly daunting.
But shouldn't it be the opposite? Shouldn't the very beginning of the year, when you can decide who you want to be and how you want the year to play out, be the happiest, most refreshing time?
I believe it should be! With that said, I think everyone could use a little motivation for the start of their new year. Here are 20 inspirational quotes to uplift everyone in this sad time and to help you gain a positive perspective for the rest of 2018.
1. "In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can." -Nikos Kazantzakis
2. "Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." -Og Mandino
3. "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." -Eleanor Roosevelt
4. "If you can dream it, you can do it." -Walt Disney
5. "What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." -Ralph Marston
6. "Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines." -Robert H. Schuller
7. "Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." -Theodore Roosevelt
8. "Don't think, just do." -Horace
9. "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." -Arthur Ashe
10. "Try to be a rainbow in someone's class." -Maya Angelou
11. "Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success." -Swami Sivananda
12. "Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present." -Jim Rohn
13. "It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." -Aristotle
14. "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." -Aesop
15. "Change your thoughts and you change your world." -Norman Vincent Peale
16. "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." -Milton Berle
17. "Keep your face always toward the sunshine--and shadows will fall behind you." -Walt Whitman
18. "Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent." -Eleanor Roosevelt
19. "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
20. "The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday." -Anonymous