25 Difficult Times Quotes To Inspire When Life Is Tough

Whether it’s the best of time or worst of times, it’s the only time you have. Look for the good in each day. Focus on growth, purpose, peace, love and gratitude. – Karen Salmansohn

You cannot change how others treat you. Sometimes they won’t be so loving. But you can change how you react to it all. Be sure you respond in a way which shows love for yourself. Don’t beat yourself up over how they’re beating up on you. Be good to yourself – even when others aren’t. Especially when others aren’t. – Karen Salmansohn

Outside looking in, it’s hard to understand. Inside looking out, it’s hard to explain.

What is achievable in your life is based on the stories you tell yourself.

Don’t let the fear of your challenges overwhelm you. Face towards your challenges head on. You’re stronger than you realize. Plus your challenges will help you to strengthen your emotional muscles in new, exciting ways. – Karen Salmansohn

Please do not allow the challenges of your past to stop you from becoming who you are meant to be. – Karen Salmansohn

You can’t be both awesome and negative. Choose one. – Karen Salmansohn

There must come a time when your love for yourself becomes more important than your need to hold onto the pain of your past. – Karen Salmansohn

It’s okay to be scared. It means you’re about to stretch yourself out of your comfort zone and grow a little. – Karen Salmansohn

You may be up against a giant today. But don’t focus on how big your giant is. Focus on how big your inner power is.

Don’t get even. Get even better. Become excited about creating a happy, love-filled life! Get caught up in what’s going right – and who you love! Eventually any thoughts of that challenging person from your past will become diluted by all the many awesome things in your present. Bad stuff will become a mere blip in your memory bank. – Karen Salmansohn

The greater the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. – The Butterfly Circus

The truth is…we’re all a little broken. We must learn to love the broken pieces of ourselves – be gentle and empathic – with ourselves and others. – Karen Salmansohn

If you have to convince someone to stay with you, then they have already left. – Shannon L. Adler

Anyone can slay a dragon. Try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That’s what takes a real hero. – Brian Andreas

if you want to improve your life you must commit to changing your daily habits and creating a permanent lifestyle shift. You can’t depend on quick fixes. – Karen Salmansohn

I don’t care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. – Jim Butcher

The life in front of you is far more important than the life behind you.

Is this the life you want to live? Can you be braver, stronger, kinder, more communicative? You have it within you to change what’s within you. – Karen Salmansohn

If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave. – Mo Willems

Stop allowing the pain form past relationships to keep you stuck in resentment. Don’t be a prisoner to your past choices. – Karen Salmansohn

Positivity is one of the most attractive scents you can wear. – Karen Salmansohn

Just because I’m used to it, doesn’t mean it no longer hurts.

Try to say nothing negative about yourself for 3 days. For 45 days. For 3 months. See happens in your life. – Yoko Ono

Stress happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You’re strong. You got this. Take it day by day. – Karen Salmansohn

The most beautiful people are those who have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross