Please post your favorite encouraging quotes!!!!
GoingAllTheWay4MeDee
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Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. Denis Waitley
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"Instead of giving myself reasons I can't, I give myself reasons why I can." - unknown
My favorite quote... Currently the background to my phone and iPad so everywhere I look!0 -
While this isn't a "quote". It does inspire me SO much! :bigsmile:
Hey, Fat Girl:
Yes, you. The one feigning to not see me when we cross paths on the running track. The one not even wearing sports gear, breathing heavy. You’re slow, you breathe hard and your efforts at moving forward make you cringe.
You cling shyly to the furthest corridor, sometimes making larger loops on the gravel ring by the track just so you’re not on it. You sweat so much that your hair is all wet. You rarely stay for more than 20 minutes at a time, and you look exhausted when you leave to go back home. You never talk to anyone. I’ve got something I’d like to say to you.
You are awesome.
If you’d look me in the eye only for an instant, you would notice the reverence and respect I have for you. The adventure you have started is tremendous; it leads to a better health, to renewed confidence and to a brand new kind of freedom. The gifts you will receive from running will far exceed the gigantic effort it takes you to show up here, to face your fears and to bravely set yourself in motion, in front of others.
You have already begun your transformation. You no longer accept this physical state of numbness and passivity. You have taken a difficult decision, but one that holds so much promise. Every hard breath you take is actually a tad easier than the one before, and every step is ever so slightly lighter. Each push forward leaves the former person you were in your wake, creating room for an improved version, one that is stronger, healthier and forward-looking, one who knows that anything is possible.
You’re a hero to me. And, if you’d take off the blaring headphones and put your head up for more than a second or two, you would notice that the other runners you cross, the ones that probably make you feel so inadequate, stare in awe at your determination. They, of all people, know best where you are coming from. They heard the resolutions of so many others, who vowed to pick up running and improve their health, “starting next week”. Yet, it is YOU who runs alongside, who digs from deep inside to find the strength to come here, and to come back again.
You are a runner, and no one can take that away from you. You are relentlessly moving forward. You are stronger than even you think, and you are about to be amazed by what you can do. One day, very soon, maybe tomorrow, you’ll step outside and marvel at your capabilities. You will not believe your own body, you will realize that you can do this. And a new horizon will open up for you. You are a true inspiration.
I bow to you.
Original: http://flintland.blogspot.com/2012/05/hey-fat-girl.html0 -
unless you PUKE, FAINT, OR DIE.... Keep Going0
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I'm tired of sitting on the sidelines while everyone else ls living their life!0
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill
Reminds me that im not just following a fad that will have a permanent end result but making a lifestyle change on which I will follow for life and sometimes I will slip up an put on a few lbs (4 this xmas) but all is not lost i just have to get back up an work em off! Actually saving up to have this added to my collection of tattoos :bigsmile:0 -
Nothing tatses as good as skinny feels!0
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Is a dream a lie that don't come true......or is it something worse?" - Bruce Springsteen0
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You don't get it by
staring,
You don't get it by
wishing,
You don't get it by
drooling,
You don't get it by
hoping,
You don't get it
easy,
You get it by
Getting off your *kitten*
and
Working for it
***Its from a Nike poster****0 -
I use this when I pass by the vending machines at work:
"You don't deserve that, you deserve better."
The quote came from somewhere on these message boards. It stuck and it really works for me.:bigsmile:0 -
Train like a beast to look like a beauty!0
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Nothing tatses as good as skinny feels!
was just gonna post this one
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I have two. One is a poem and the other is a quote:
Phenomenal Woman
BY MAYA ANGELOU
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing,
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need for my care.
’Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Maya Angelou,0 -
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein0 -
Don't reward your self with food, you're not a dog.0
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My favorite is: "I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday..."0
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Okay one more... I really like this one too! It keeps me encouraged:
"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch."0 -
While this isn't a "quote". It does inspire me SO much! :bigsmile:
Hey, Fat Girl:
Yes, you. The one feigning to not see me when we cross paths on the running track. The one not even wearing sports gear, breathing heavy. You’re slow, you breathe hard and your efforts at moving forward make you cringe.
You cling shyly to the furthest corridor, sometimes making larger loops on the gravel ring by the track just so you’re not on it. You sweat so much that your hair is all wet. You rarely stay for more than 20 minutes at a time, and you look exhausted when you leave to go back home. You never talk to anyone. I’ve got something I’d like to say to you.
You are awesome.
If you’d look me in the eye only for an instant, you would notice the reverence and respect I have for you. The adventure you have started is tremendous; it leads to a better health, to renewed confidence and to a brand new kind of freedom. The gifts you will receive from running will far exceed the gigantic effort it takes you to show up here, to face your fears and to bravely set yourself in motion, in front of others.
You have already begun your transformation. You no longer accept this physical state of numbness and passivity. You have taken a difficult decision, but one that holds so much promise. Every hard breath you take is actually a tad easier than the one before, and every step is ever so slightly lighter. Each push forward leaves the former person you were in your wake, creating room for an improved version, one that is stronger, healthier and forward-looking, one who knows that anything is possible.
You’re a hero to me. And, if you’d take off the blaring headphones and put your head up for more than a second or two, you would notice that the other runners you cross, the ones that probably make you feel so inadequate, stare in awe at your determination. They, of all people, know best where you are coming from. They heard the resolutions of so many others, who vowed to pick up running and improve their health, “starting next week”. Yet, it is YOU who runs alongside, who digs from deep inside to find the strength to come here, and to come back again.
You are a runner, and no one can take that away from you. You are relentlessly moving forward. You are stronger than even you think, and you are about to be amazed by what you can do. One day, very soon, maybe tomorrow, you’ll step outside and marvel at your capabilities. You will not believe your own body, you will realize that you can do this. And a new horizon will open up for you. You are a true inspiration.
I bow to you.
Original: http://flintland.blogspot.com/2012/05/hey-fat-girl.html
This made me cry! Seriously! And it is a great letter to post on this string. I'm going to pass it along to some friends of mine to help move them along. Thank you for sharing this!
Jennifer0 -
"Be sore today or be sorry tomorrow"!!!0
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I love inpsirational quotes..
From Nike: Every Damn Day.. Just Do It.
Denis Waitley: If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
Anthony Robbins: People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - goals that do not inspire them.
Albert Einstein (favorite person) : All meaningful and lasting change starts first in your imagination and then works its way out. Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Zig Ziglar: Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
Frank Banks: If you really want to do something, you'll find a way; if you don't, you'll find an excuse.
I could go on and on..0 -
Bumping because it's the middle of the month and I can't be the only one losing stream. Must.Keep.Going.0
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"What we have been is an established and unchangeable fact. What we can yet become is an unlimited, boundless opportunity. - Jim Rohn"
"Always remember, you're braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, and Smarter than you Think."0 -
This one is going to sound awful, but:
(from Scrubs)
Dr. Cox: Do you understand that the second you look in the mirror and you're happy with what you see, baby you just lost the battle!
Turk: You should give speeches to teenage girls
To me I take it as encouragement to not be complacent. Because there are days when I do just look in the mirror and think "eh, it's good enough. Work is hard." But that's how it gets ya.0 -
some good ones!!
heres a few i saw on another site :
--What are stumbling blocks and defeat before you, can be stepping stones to victory if you remain determined.
--I wake up every day with the realization that this is it, that there's only one shot at this life and I can either enjoy the ride and live it to its fullest and to my highest potential or I can stay the way I am.
--Make the decision, then do something - no matter how small - toward accomplishing what you want.
and lastly..be your own best friend and not your own worst enemy..we are the only ones who stand in our way of our goals..0 -
I can see my destination high above the brow
I can see my destination and I won't stop now
So whether you deprive me, deplore me, beseech me or ignore me
Mighty mountains loom before me AND I WON'T STOP NOW
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I dont stop when im tired
I stop when im done
one of my buddies posted this a while back and I loved it because I always want to stop soon as I start breathing hard hahaha0 -
^^^ I love that.
TRAIN INSANE, OR REMAIN THE SAME.0 -
I'm not telling you it's going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.0
