Positive thinking can make the entire difference between success and failure. It is the key to improving your life, relationships, and work. The importance of positivity in life cannot be overstated. A positive mindset can make you feel happier, more enthusiastic, and more energized. It can also help you sleep better and reduce stress levels which in turn helps you live a healthier life.
In order to cultivate a positive attitude, you need to practice it in your daily life by reminding yourself of how precious life is. That’s why today we present you a list of positive quotes to demonstrate how a positive mindset about life can transform your present and future. Each quote will be explained and elaborated on, in detail.
All quotes have been collected from different sources or are famous enough on the internet but don’t always have a source.
“Life is precious” quotes and reminders:
1- “Life is too short to wake up with regrets”:
We are all here for a limited time, that’s no secret, and it is important that we make the most out of our time on earth.
It is easy to get caught up in day-to-day petty arguments, silly regrets, and drama and forget about what really matters. But life is too short and precious for that.
We need to take time out of our busy schedules to celebrate the joys in our lives, big or small, and focus on them instead. That’s because we’ll never know when the chance to do any of that might be gone forever.
2- “Life is like a box of chocolates, you don’t know which piece you’ll get but they’re all sweet”:
Life is short, make it sweet, enjoyable, and beautiful regardless of what context, conditions, family, or country you’re born in or handed down.
When we open a box of chocolate and regardless of how tasty or not the piece we picked turns out to be, it’s still chocolate in the end and it’s still yummy to some extent.
The same concept applies to life, so regardless of what life gives you and which conditions you’re in, the best thing to do is to still try and make it as enjoyable, fun, and amazing as we can!
3- “Today is the first day of the rest of your life, so make good use of it”:
This goes to say that the days that have passed are gone and cannot be retrieved or re-lived. However, what we can do is decide today to start living differently and start being positive, enjoying life, and living in the present moment.
We all want to be happy, but it’s not so complicated; if we let go and start being grateful for what we have now we can find happiness. We can’t control everything in our lives, and we can’t predict the future. But what we can do is make the most out of our life right now.
You can check this article on how to stop worrying about the future and silly worries.
4- “The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose is to give it away”:
This is a simple and straight-to-the-point saying and it demonstrates the beauty of the human mind and how each individual has his own capacities. It confirms that each one of us might have a gift or skill that allows us to do something in a beautifully unique way.
So the purpose of our entire lives would be to find that gift, passion, or talent and to spend the rest of our days offering it to others to enjoy or benefit from.
5- “Life is tough, but so are you”:
When life gets tough, it is natural to feel down and think that you cannot bear it. But the truth is that you can bear anything as long as you have hope. If you arm yourself with hope and learn to find the silver lining in every situation, then you would have figured it all out.
One of the most important things to remember is that you’re not alone in life, you can always turn to your loved ones for help and support when it gets difficult.
There are many people who have gone through what you’re going through when it gets tough or even worse, and they’ve come out on the other side just fine. If it helps, think of how much worse your life would be if nobody had ever been there to help you or guide you along the way.
6- “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Joe Lewis
A lot of people say that they want to live life to the fullest, but they don’t really take any steps towards that goal. They might say they want to do something adventurous but then never actually go through with it. In the end, it is a good thing to do everything in life, not to have any regrets on your deathbed.
However, doing something too risky that might cut your days short or leave you with a permanent health problem is never worth it. Yes, we should not waste our time living in fear of what would’ve happened if we missed a good opportunity. But, we shouldn’t engage in risky behaviour either.