SIMPLE...

 

40 phrases...

Teach these 40 phrases to your sons and daughters so they can be more resilient, successful, and confident in life.

1. Where there's a will, there's a way.

2. Good manners don't cost anything.

3. Always ask. They can only say no.

4. You're not marrying one; you're marrying the whole family.

5. Find the good in everybody.

6. Don't cry before you try.

7. There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers.

8. Pretty is as pretty does.

9. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

10. You can't control what others do, only your own reactions.

11. Don't buy what you can't afford.

12. Remember that things don’t make you happy, people do.

13. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

14. Two wrongs don't make a right.

15. Watch what you step in.

16. Cow turds are a cattlemen's dollar signs. It all depends on how you look at

        it.

17. Teamwork makes the dream work.

18. Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

19. What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our

     lives, we need to stretch our minds.

20. Fair? The fair is two weeks in the fall.

21. One man's trash is another man's treasure.

22. The greatest day in your life is when you take total responsibility for your

attitudes. That's the day you truly grow up.

23. True freedom is understanding that we have a choice in who and what we

allow to have power over us.

24. You're only as old as you feel.

25. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

26. Early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy, and wise.

27. Happiness is not by chance but by choice.

28. If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.

29. A rising tide lifts all boats.

30. Don't judge a book by its cover.

31. You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter

than you think.

32. The early bird catches the worm.

33. Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbon.

34. Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person

        is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are

        a vegetarian.

35. Confession is good for the soul.

36. You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

37. The grass is greener where you water it.

38. The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every

time we fail.

39. There is no single recipe for success. But there is one essential ingredient:

Passion.

40. Never lose hope. And never underestimate the power of prayer.

Be happy on purpose...

Look for the rainbow when it's raining. The rainbow won't take away the rain but it will remind you that there is still beauty in the storm.

Find the hope even when it's bleak. It might be hard to find but I promise that there is something to hope for - there is still so much to hold on for.

Choose forgiveness even when bitterness is easier.

Choose love even when you hurt...

Make it a habit to choose joy as much as you possibly can because life isn't meant to be lived in disappointment or frustration.

It's not meant to be lived in anger or re-living your past pain.

It's meant to be lived laughing so hard your stomach hurts.

It's meant to be filled with soft moments of love.

It's meant to be filled growing and expanding instead of constantly battling yourself.

It's meant to be filled with tight hugs and beautiful conversations.

It's meant to be enjoyed with gratitude for the miracle that it truly is.

- Nikki Banas

Be the person who cares

Be the person who makes the effort,

the person who loves without hesitation.

Be the person who bares it all,

the person who never shies away from the depth of their feeling,

or the intensity of their hope. Be the person who believes —

in the softness of the world,

in the goodness of other people,

in the beauty of being open and untethered and trusting.
Be the person who takes the chance, who refuses to hide.

Be the person who makes people feel seen,

the person who shows up. Trust me when I say — be the person who cares.

Because the world doesn't need any more carelessness,

any more disregard;

because there is nothing stronger than someone

who continues to stay soft in a world that hasn't

always been kind to them.

~ Bianca Sparacino

i hope...