Rest and Relax

Honor your being,
Release each and every struggle,
Gather strength from life's storms,
Relax into the arms of Spirit.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Your life within God's arms,
Your dance within God's arms,
Is already Perfect!
- Hafiz

Far from idleness being the root of all evil,
it is rather the only true good.
- Soren Kierkegaard

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.
- Sydney Harris

Further reading: 12 Ways to De-Stress Your Life

Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now

Daily Renewal

Quotes on Relaxation

Quotes on Spirit

Relax Thoughts

Quotes on Sunday

Thoughts about Time

Words of Peace

Quiet Time

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy
is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet,
alone with the heavens, nature and God.
Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.
- Anne Frank

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.
- Napoleon Bonaparte

God's voice is still and quiet and easily buried under an avalanche of clamor.
- Charles Stanley

A quiet mind cures all.
- Robert Burton

Further reading: Quiet Quotes

Quotes about Solitude

Don't Take It Personally

Choose Inner Peace and a Less Stressful Life

Let me bring peace

Meditation Quotes

Inner Peace Quotes

Peace Pilgrim Quotes

Acceptance Quotes

Coping With Life

Life is not what it's supposed to be.
It's what it is.
The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
- Virginia Satir

Humor can help you cope
with the unbearable so that
you can stay on the bright side of things
until the bright side actually comes along.
- Allen Klein

You must do the things you think you cannot do.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

The most effective way to cope with change
is to help create it.
- L. W. Lynett

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience
in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror.
I can take the next thing that comes along."
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Understanding does not cure evil,
but it is a definite help,
inasmuch as one can cope
with a comprehensible darkness.
- Carl Jung

Further reading: How to Deal with Rejection

Expectations - Demands

Coping With Loss, Grief, and the Fear Of Your Own Mortality

Life Happens

Cope Quotes

Life is Hard Quotes

Quotes about Coping with Life

Life Goes On Quotes

Inspirational Humor Quotes

Survive Quotes

Celebration

Today is your day to paint life in bold colors;
set today's rhythm with your heart-drum;
walk today's march with courage;
create today as your celebration of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Celebrate what you want to see more of.
- Tom Peters

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.
- Walt Whitman

Our greatest glory consists, not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall.
- Oliver Goldsmith 1730-1774 (repeated by Nelson Mandela)

Life is a song - sing it.
Life is a game - play it.
Life is a challenge - meet it.
Life is a dream - realize it.
Life is a sacrifice - offer it.
Life is love - enjoy it.
- Sai Baba

Celebrate all of life.
Celebration is an expression of Gratitude.
Gratitude is like the prayer,
while Celebration is the hymn and sacred dance.
Celebration is a road to happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Let Each Day be a Thanksgiving.

CELEBRATION - the seventh Point of Simply An Inspired Life

The Eight Points of Simply An Inspired Life

Quotes about Celebration

Celebrate Quotes

Live Life to the Fullest Quotes

Life is Beautiful Quotes

Positive Quotes about Life

Gratitude Quotes

Optimism

In spite of unseasonable wind, snow and unexpected weather of all sorts –
a gardener still plants. And tends what they have planted ...
believing that Spring will come.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.
- Helen Keller

Sow optimism and hard work; reap a harvest of success and joy.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Attitude is Everything

How to Build Self Esteem and Self Confidence

How to Stop Worrying