"If you're going through hell, keep going"

Wow, what a powerfull quote this is.  What does it mean to me? Well, it means to not give up even though we may be going through the fiery trials in life.  Yes, we will face troubles and tribulations, but we must not give up.  Next time you are tempted my self included to give up we must remember how far we have come and what we have made it through and that we can make it through other trials and tribulations that come our way.BJF. 9/26/24

Carmelo Anthony-

"Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them."  How true we all are faced with choices every day and they impact our lives for good or bad.  If you sleep with your dreams, then that would impact your lives for the bad but if we wake up and chase our dreams then that would impact our lives for good.  So often I lose out on what life has to offer because I have slept with my dreams, but quite frankly I am tired of missing out, so I vow from here on out to chase my dreams and have success.BJF. 9/27/24

Confucius

"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."  Wow, quite true.  every big thing that we want to accomplish in life must first be started with small steps.  In other words if you want to have success don't stress yourself out by starting big.  Begin by starting little taking the little steps is what matters and will help you accomplish something big someday.BJF.9/28/24

Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Strength does not come from winning.  Your struggles develop your strengths."  How I wish I could believe that today.  I have been struggling with hearing voices lately and not getting enough sleep.  So, my mind really is playing tricks on me lately and quite frankly it is very exhausting.  But I am hoping that this quote rings true in my life sooner rather than later.  Question? what do you do when life feels daunting? What do you do when you experience the things that I just mentioned?  Yes, I do have some struggles lately but what remains is seen if they will be developed into strengths.BJF.10/2/24

C.S. Lewis

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." If you want to have success in life, know this, the hardships you face in life will prepare you for the success that you will have in the future.  I have been having a lot of hardships lately and well, I can rest assured that these hardships I have been facing will prepare me for success, but not just ordinary success, extraordinary success.BJF10/4/24 

Benjamin Fickinger

"There are no promises of a trouble-free life, persevering in spite of these troubles will bring success."  So everyone will have troubles, me included.  I know I have recently; but if we persevere or stay the course in spite of the troubles that we have then we will have success.  So, I should count it a blessing that I have troubles in this life.  James 1:1-4 says: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trial of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you mature and complete, not lacking anything."BjF. 10/7/24

Anonymous

"Success is what happens when your dreams meet your fearlessness." Everyone has dreams.  If we let fear take hold of our lives, then we will never meet our dreams and thus have success.  The key is to somehow get rid of the fear in our lives that is holding us back from meeting our dreams.  Then and truly then we will have success.  So, remember next time you are fearful, to adopt an attitude of fearlessness then you will meet your dreams and have success."BJF.10/11/24

Winston S. Churchill

"Success is not final, failure is  not fatal: it is the courage to continue that  counts."  This is very deep from a brilliant man.  We don't have to be afraid of failure and we may not have success right away, but it's indeed the courage to continue that counts.  No one will remember our failures and people may no remember our successes but what will stand out to people is if they see us having the courage to continue despite setbacks, despite whatever may stand in the way or trip us up.  So today if you find yourself amid trials, please have the courage to continue and not give up."BJF.10/18/24

Victor Hugo

"Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise." How true no matter how bad things may seem to get and be at times, it will always end.  For example I may feel really depressed right now and that is my darkest night, but I ask myself a question? will i always feel this way? The answer is no and the answer is off and on i do feel this way and i know it doesn't always last.  I just have to ride it out and eventually the sun will rise and i will feel better and cheerier etcetera.BJF.10/22/24

Henry Ford

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."  Wow there is a lot of wisdom packed into this quote.  I would like to motivate myself and you with this quote.  What does this mean to me?  Well, it means to me that even when difficulties happen to me, sometimes we go against the flow to achieve maximum results.  If we go with the flow (of the wind) for  example sure we may soar for a while but eventually we will crash and who of us wants to crash? I know I don't want to crash. So I want to go against the flow (the wind), in order to achieve maximum results in my life. BJF.10/27/24

Oprah Winfrey

"Turn your wounds into wisdom." Wow, what a lot of truth is packed into this one small sentence.  We will all have wounds in our lives, whether they be trials that come our way to test us or tribulations that come to derail us and cause wounds in us.  Well, we have a choice do we turn them into wisdom so we can help others in similar situations or do we let them cripple us and cause us to become bitter and thereby waste away.  I don't know about you, but I definitely want to turn my wounds, into wisdom so I can help others in similar situations as myself.BJF.10/31/24

Winston Churchill

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty." Wow! I love this quote because it is very true.  Optimistic people are generally successful people whereas if your pessimistic you generally are not successful, therefore the optimist  or successful person sees opportunity in every difficulty. Why?  because they see difficulties as opportunities to grow.  Opportunities to learn and opportunities to be successful.  I really don't need to say anything about the pessimist, because it is really quite self-explanatory.  The pessimist, if they see difficulty in opportunities then they won't be successful.BJF.11/3/24

Will Rogers

"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today." How true.  If you have made mistakes or have had failures yesterday don't dwell on them and let them consume your thoughts today.  Today, think positively and you will more then likely have success in what you set out to do.  So remember, don't let yesterday actions or things that happened consume your today.BJF.11/4/24

Elon Musk

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor." How true, but I have a question? How many of us let fear hold us back from doing something important in our lives? I know for one I do let fear hold me back.  I know I shouldn't let fear hold me back.  How many of us let other people's opinions hold us back? Again, I do so often let other people's opinions hold me back. Especially if they are naysayers and someone I trust.  Maybe I should go with my gut and if something is important enough for me then do it even if the odds are not in my favor.BJF.11/5/24

Vince Lombardi

"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up." I really like this quote, especially considering it came from one of the best head coaches of the NFL ever.  What matters in life is not whether you get knocked down with failures, trials etc. What matters is when, and we will get knocked down in life, we do get knocked down, whether we get back up.  When we do get up that is a success in and of itself.  I know I have had my share of knock down's a lot this year in fact.  But, I am getting back up.  I am in DBT class and am really trying. Now, will I get knocked down at times? Yes. But, I want to get back up when I am knocked down; and I want to encourage you to do the same.BJF.11/6/24

Og Mandino

"Failure will never overtake me.  If my determination to succeed is strong enough." Wow, what a powerful quote.  It is really quite self-explainable.  If we are determined strong enough to succeed then we won't fail.  I know I let others determine  what my path in life will take, but no more.  I am determined to succeed and I think my determination is really strong.  So if this is true, then more than likely I won't fail, or if I do fail and I will at times I won't let the failure overtake me.BJF.11/7/24

Kurt Cobain

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." Amazing truth in one sentence.  If you want to achieve something but nothing comes your way, build a door, in other words, look for opportunities, but not just look seek them out, and pursue them that is what building a door is like.  Of course, it takes time and may not happen immediately, but it will happen and who knows what you will achieve.BJF.11/8/24

Wayne Dyer

"If you believe it'll work out, you'll see opportunities.  If you don't believe it'll work out, you'll see obstacles." How true if we want success enough if we believe that we will achieve success then we will see opportunities come our way, but if we think 'man I'll never achieve  success then all we will see is obstacles.  I for one want to see opportunities come my way so I will start believing that I will achieve success and I also want success enough.BJF.11/9/24

Walt Disney

"The Best Way To Get Started Is To Quit Talking And Begin Doing." How true,  if you want to achieve success in life or even if yo just want to accomplish something no matter how big or small it is, the best way to start is to quit talking about what it is you want to accomplish and begin doing the things that will help you accomplish what you want to achieve in life. I need to do this as much as you the reader. So often I find myself talking and not doing. I need to do more of the doing in my life.BJF.11/10/24

Aly Raisman

"The hard days are what make you stronger." Wow! what a lot of truth is packed into such a small quote.  We all face trials or hardship days in our lives.  These days build character in us. Just think if every day were easy would they make us strong? More than likely not.  We will just stay stagnate.  That is why we need to embrace the  hard days when we go through them.BJF.11/11/24

Rob Siltanen

"People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, Are the ones who do." I really like this one.  Think about it for a moment, you want to achieve something strong enough or want to have success big enough and you think you can achieve success and change the world a little bit. You will be able to do it.  It's a matter of mindset (how you think).BJF.11/12/24

Steve Jobs

"If you are working on something that you really care about, You don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you."How true, we all have something that we are passionate about right? Well, if we have something that we are truly passionate about we don't have to be pushed to do it, the vision is strong enough to pull us to achieve success in what we are passionate about. I am passionate about helping people well, one day I will be able to help people. I want to be a Peer Support Specialist so in a year from now Lord willing, by staying out of the hospital I will be able to achieve my dream.BJF.11/13/24