The ability to stay positive and optimistic no matter the situation you find yourself in, is a skill that can be developed.  It can be extremely hard, but it is possible!  Here are a few encouraging quotes to remind you that staying positive can make a huge difference in your perspective and outlook on life.

 

The wise woman is she who is too full of joy to be defeated by trouble.” — Anonymous
Don’t be a victim of negative self talk, remember you are listening.” — Bob Proctor
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” — Helen Keller
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.” — Max Lucado
When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” — Elvis Presley
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein
If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” — Stephen Covey
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” — Colin Powell
You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” — Oprah Winfrey
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” -Willie Nelson
Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.” — Pat Riley
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” — Lyndon B. Johnson
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” — William James
The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.” - Lee Iacocca
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.— Winston Churchill
When you have a bad day, a really bad day, try and treat the world better than it treated you.— Patrick Stump