Everyone has days when things feel heavy. On those days, a few words can be enough to shift your energy or bring a little light. Whether you're in need of comfort, courage, or clarity, these quotes are little reminders that you're not alone and that brighter moments are always ahead.
Here are 20 of our all-time favourite pick-me-up quotes 💛
1. “This too shall pass.”
– Ancient Persian Proverb
⏳ A timeless reminder that no feeling is forever.
2. “You do not have to be good. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”
– Mary Oliver, Wild Geese
🕊️ Permission to just be. Gently.
3. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
– Arthur Ashe
🚶♀️ A small but powerful nudge to keep going.
4. “Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering.”
– Leonard Cohen, Anthem
🎶 Embrace the cracks. That’s where the light gets in.
5. “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
– Rumi
🌊 A poetic reminder of your worth.
6. “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
– Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
🌅 Hold on—morning always comes.
7. “No rain, no flowers.”
– Proverb
🌧️🌸 Growth comes through struggle.
8. “Breathe. You’re going to be okay. You’ve gotten through so much before. You’ll get through this too.”
– Unknown
🌬️ A grounding mantra for anxious moments.
9. “You have been assigned this mountain to show others it can be moved.”
– Mel Robbins
⛰️ You’re stronger than you think.
10. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
– Winston Churchill
🔥 Keep moving forward.
11. “Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.”
– Unknown
🌼 Water your mind with kindness.
12. “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’”
– Mary Anne Radmacher
💪 Gentle resilience is still strength.
13. “She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.”
– Elizabeth Edwards
⛵ Adaptability is its own kind of bravery.
14. “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.”
– Christine Caine
🌱 Growth starts in darkness, too.
15. “Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard.”
– Iain Thomas
🫶 Softness is a superpower.
16. “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
– J.K. Rowling (via Dumbledore)
🕯️ There is always a flicker of hope.
17. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
🌟 Your inner strength is immense.
18. “Your now is not your forever.”
– John Green, Turtles All the Way Down
🕰️ Today’s struggle is not the whole story.
19. “Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyway.”
– Glennon Doyle
🎭 Show up as your whole self—flaws and all.
20. “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.”
– Sophia Bush
🎨 Beautiful and unfinished is still beautiful.
Final Thought 💭
Let these quotes be tiny sparks on your cloudy days. Save the ones that speak to you. Whisper them to yourself when you need strength. You’re not alone—and you’re doing better than you think.