Quotes about Resilience

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different, it's accepting the past for what it was, and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward.

In the mist of Difficulty lies Opportunity.

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.

Everything happens for a reason, even when we are not wise enough to see it. When there is no struggle, there is no strength.

It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you - always.

I don't believe in failure. It's not failure if you enjoy the process.

Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us.

You did the best you could, the best you knew how at the time. It was something like that. From Oprah on an Oprah show. Then I believe my quote above was from Maya Angelou on the Oprah show, not Oprah herself. I had heard it before but it was on Oprah's show again 1-7-09 and she said Maya had said it.

I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them - there's only us.

I will tell you that there have been no failures in my life. I don't want to sound like some metaphysical queen,but there have been no failures. There have been some tremendous lessons.

What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's way of pointing you in a new direction

Think back for a moment on your own history -- not just where you were born or where you grew up, but the circumstances that contributed to your being right here, right now. What were the moments along the way that wounded or scared you? Chances are, you've had a few. But here's what's remarkable: You are still here, still standing.