Quotes for Encouraging and Empowering Yourself!
I would like to share with you many quotes and other things that may support us during challenging times.
Sometimes it can be hard to get going when it comes to motivating, encouraging and empowering ourselves. We dont know where to begin, or do not feel we have the opportunity to become empowered. I hope the contents of this thread will help you along, in order to inspire you! 
As you push ahead in the pursuit of your dreams, always stop to celebrate that you are beyond where you were previously. - Bidemi Mark-Mordi.
?The Hidden Power of Smiling? by Ron Gutman. [Subtitles available in 49 languages].
? Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live ? and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being? Prepare to flex a few facial muscles as you learn more about this evolutionarily contagious behavior.
?Do not sit still; start moving now. In the beginning, you may not go in the direction you want, but as long as you are moving, you are creating alternatives and possibilities.? -RodolfoCosta.
?Sometimes the best goal you can set is just to get out of bed every day. If you can succeed at this, then other things become possible.? - Cynthia Patterson.
Super-glad to hear it helped you in some way!?Embrace the Near Win? by Sarah Lewis. [Subtitles available in 23 languages].
? At her first museum job, art historian Sarah Lewis noticed something important about an artist she was studying: Not every artwork was a total masterpiece. She asks us to consider the role of the almost-failure, the near win, in our own lives. In our pursuit of success and mastery, is it actually our near wins that push us forward?
?If you feel like giving up, give up on that feeling and give into the realization there are endless possibilities waiting to be discovered before you.? - Tom Althouse.
?If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.? - Jim Stovall.
?The Opportunities of Adversity? by Aimee Mullins. [Subtitles available in 32 languages].
? The thesaurus might equate "disabled" with synonyms like "useless" and "mutilated," but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she shows how adversity ? in her case, being born without shinbones ? actually opens the door for human potential.
?We must be prepared, at any moment, to sacrifice who we are for who we are capable of becoming.? - Charles Dubois.