Category: Quotes

The Power of Resilience: 5 Quotes to Inspire Your Journey

In times of challenges and change, finding sources of inspiration and strength is crucial. Resilience—the ability to recover from difficulties, adapt to change, and keep moving forward—is a quality we all possess to varying degrees, yet often overlooked. Today, I want to share with you five powerful quotes on resilience that have not only inspired me but have also served as beacons of hope for many. Accompanying these quotes is a video I have created to bring these words to life, visually and emotionally.

1. The human capacity for burden is like bamboo – far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance. – Jodi Picoult

Just like bamboo, which bends under the weight of the storm but does not break, we too have an incredible ability to withstand the pressures of life. This quote reminds us of our inner strength and flexibility.

2. Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.– Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela’s journey is a testament to the power of resilience. His words encourage us to measure success not by our victories but by our ability to persevere through failures.

3. Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up. – Mary Holloway

Resilience is as much about responsibility as it is about strength. This quote highlights the personal accountability we have in shaping our destinies, reminding us that the power to overcome lies within.

4. It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop. – Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Our reactions define our path. This quote underscores the importance of our attitudes and choices in the face of adversity, shaping our narrative and our future.

5. Fall seven times, stand up eight. – Japanese Proverb

Persistence is at the heart of resilience. This proverb is a simple yet powerful reminder that to move forward, we must be willing to rise each time we fall, no matter how many times it takes.

Don’t Lose Yourself.

” It belongs to the nature of man, as from Heaven, to be still at his birth. His activity shows itself as he is acted on by external things, and develops the desires incident to his nature. Things come to him more and more, and his knowledge is increased. Then arise the manifestations of liking and disliking. When these are not regulated by anything within, and growing knowledge leads more astray without, he cannot come back to himself, and his Heavenly principle is extinguished.” – Confucius

Reading about Confucius lends so much light to the art of living in my opinion. In my article: How to Find Your True Self I hinted on several things that derail and pervert us from our true godly nature. Like Confucius rightly alluded to, we have internal regulators that are akin to our very nature. Life will throw a lot of things at us that if we not careful, have the power to alter our fundamental principles upon which we were formed.

Not too many people recognize these internal regulators that are constantly pulling us back to our true nature when peer pressure and all other forms of alternative principles set to counter our very person strike. It is sickening and sad how people drastically change for the worse due to their ignorance of the powers and influences surrounding them.

Yes there is constant pressure both from within and without, constantly seeking our attention either to derail us from our path or to pull us back on track, yes it is difficult to identify the right path that we must embark on to achieve our purpose, I agree that it is extremely difficult to stay true to yourself in a world that is constantly forcing (indirectly) us to conform, but the importance of staying on track and holding firm to your heavenly principles and to the very reason why you were sent on earth cannot be overstated, you most, therefore, adhere to your inner calling, these internal regulators admonishing you either not to or to do things when faced with difficult situations. You must 100 percent trust your intuition because it will not lead you astray, for it is the very fabric that constitutes your being, it is independent of opinions and external influences.

To tap into this powerful resource, you must guard your mind with all that you’ve got” Do Not Conform (Romans 12:2). Paul’s letter to the Romans highlights the relative importance of us not losing our true identity, it also points to the fact that those of ancient times also suffered from these same things that plague us today.

Here are some questions to help you to asses where you are at the moment and where you want to be.

What is your belief system? If you don’t have any yet, isn’t it high time you found yourself one?

What do you stand for? What are some of the things your family, friends, and colleagues know you for?

What have you been feeding your mind with?

When was the last time you questioned your beliefs?

In all your ways seek wisdom, knowledge, and understanding Proverbs 4:5-9.

Sincerely answer these questions for yourself, then apply yourself to wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.

Thanks for reading Bibobra!

The Power of Persistence

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Calvin Coolidge

Nothing can stop a man or a woman of determination. However, your determination must be garnished with persistence to continue pushing when you’re tempted to quit in the face of uncertainties and difficulties.

You must regard failure as an opportunity to extract actionable insights, learn, and advance toward your goal more intelligently.

Thanks for reading.

Bibobra.

10 Inspiring Quotes To Help You Handle Rejection

  1. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
  2. “Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  3. “Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.” – Marcus Aurelius
  4. “We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don’t. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.” – Henry Rollins
  5. “Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.” – Steve Maraboli
  6. “Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don’t base your self-esteem on their opinions.” – Harvey Mackay
  7. “We will not allow rejection to beat us down. It will only strengthen our resolve. To be successful there is no other way.” – Earl G. Graves
  8. “Rejection doesn’t have to mean you aren’t good enough; it often just means the other person failed to notice what you have to offer.” – Ash Sweeney
  9. “I think that you have to believe in your destiny; that you will succeed, you will meet a lot of rejection and it is not always a straight path, there will be detours – so enjoy the view.” – Michael York
  10. “Have you had a failure or rejection? You could get bitter. That’s one way to deal with it. Or you could just get BETTER. What do you think?” – Destiny Booze

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Thanks for reading!

Bibobra