Your Thoughts Become Things

This principle, when applied to your life struggles, may be likened to your body and mind. While it’s true that the strength of the body enables you to achieve manual work, the will that is born on the strength of your mind enables you to push beyond your limits, thread on unexplored territory and eventually reach the pinnacle of your goal. It is very important to think positively than negatively because it can do wonders more than you think it can. 

You alone have the power to change your life. It is unfair to blame your misfortunes to others because you are your greatest enemy and ally.

Are you still the type of person who lurks in misery and wonders why you still can’t achieve your goals despite working too hard to reach them? If yes, maybe your thoughts are not in sync with your wants. I have curated 50 inspirational quotes to help you change the way you see things, stay positive, and be successful. 

1. “Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” -Shiv Khera

2. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.” -Willie Nelson 

3. “A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.” -Joyce Brothers 

4. “I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.” -Marla Gibbs 

5. “When you think positive, good things happen.” -Matt Kemp

6. “You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.” -Ralph Marston 

7. “Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.” -Lou Holtz

8. “Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” -William James

9. “A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.” -Wade Boggs 

10. “No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things.” -Demi Lovato

11. “My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.” -Samuel Johnson 

12. “Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.” -Jack Canfield

13. “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

14. “Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here.” -Donald Trump 

15. “It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses.” -George Eliot 

16. “The true measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure.” - Stephen Richards 

17. “Life is a bowl of cherries. Some cherries are rotten while others are good; its your job to throw out the rotten ones and forget about them while you enjoy eating the ones that are good! There are two kinds of people: those who choose to throw out the good cherries and wallow in all the rotten ones, and those who choose to throw out all the rotten ones and savor all the good ones.” - C. JoyBell C. 

18. “It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.” -Ellen DeGeneres

19. “Success will be within your reach only when you start reaching out for it.” - Stephen Richards

20. “Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking.” -Rick Steves 

21 “I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.” -Walt Disney 

22 "Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better.” -Harvey Mackay

23. "Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier." - Colin Powell 

24. "Attitude is a little thing that  makes a big difference." - Winston Churchill

25. “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so let us all be thankful.” – Buddha 

37. “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” -Viktor Frankl 

38. “Staying positive does not mean that things will turn out okay. Rather it is knowing that YOU will be okay no matter how things turn out.” –unknown

39. “Stay positive, all other choices are pointless punishments to your psyche.”-Joe Peterson

40. “A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.” -Chuck Norris 

41. “You cannot change reality, but you can control the manner in which you look at things. Your attitude is under your own control. Weed out the negative and focus on the positive!” -Helen Steiner Rice

42. “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” -Marcus Aurelius 

43. “If you absolutely can't stay positive, don't go negative, just cruise neutral for a while until you can get back up.” -Terri Guillemets 

44. “Believe you can and you're halfway there. “ -Theodore Roosevelt 

45. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” -Winston Churchill 

46. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” -Helen Keller

47. “Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.” -Joel Osteen 

48. “By choosing positivity you become a contender for the human spirit giving hope to those in need.” -Bryant McGill

49. “No matter what you face, don't forget if you're positive, positivity will find you and embrace you.” -Widad Akrawi

50. “Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive, because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive, because you become your habits.” -Mahatma Gandhi 

Buddha once said, “All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” This statement affirms the Law of Attraction that in every action, there is an equal opposite reaction. Be careful with what you think about because your thoughts can lead you to something whether wanted or unwanted. Strive to be optimistic until it becomes a habit. It attracts all things beautiful, wonderful, and favorable. 

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Positive Quotes - BrainyQuote . Retrieved from https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_positive.htm 

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5 Uplifting Quotes for Positive Vibes. Retrieved from http://www.success.com/article/15-uplifting-quotes-for-positive-vibes 

50 Positive Thinking Quotes For More Inner Strength & Growth. Retrieved from https://addicted2success.com/quotes/50-positive-thinking-quotes-for-more-inner-strength-growth/ 

Staying Positive Sayings and Staying Positive Quotes. Retrieved from http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/staying-positive-quotes/ 

Top 10 Inspirational Law Of Attraction Quotes And Sayings. Retrieved from http://www.thelawofattraction.com/top-10-law-of-attraction-quotes/

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