40 Positive Mantras To Think About

Life sometimes present difficult moments to test our resilience. Positive thinking and mantras help me navigate through these moments with inspired solace or solution. 

I derived my mantras from different sources such as movies, books, speakers, gurus, even television shows. Studies have shown that positive thinking can help with stress management and better health, two very important components that are needed to move through life with energy and enthusiasm.

Here are some mantras that I draw from time and again to help me tide through the tough and sometimes not so tough times…

1. Positive Anything is better than negative thinking.
2. Stay Positive. Tomorrow will be amazing.
3. One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.
4. God has something better for me. I just have to wait.
5. I can because I think I can.
6. By being yourself, you put something beautiful into the world that was not there before. ~ Edwin Elliot
7. Dear girls, you are beautiful no matter what you think of your reflection.
8. If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. ~ Maya Angelou
9. One kind word can change someone’s entire day.
10. Stop saying “I Wish” Start saying “I Will”.
11. If you are always trying to be normal. You will never know how amazing you can be.~ Maya Angelou
12. I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woma, a woman who teaches by being. ~ Maya Angelou
13. When life’s path is steep, keep an even mind.
14. I never really wanted a perfect life. Just one that’s happy.
15. Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. ~ Marcus Aurelius
16. Positive thinking isn’t about expecting the best to happen everytime but accepting that whatever happens is the best for this moment.
17. Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
18. Positive thinking evokes more energy, more initiative and more happiness.
19. If motherhood was supposed to be easy, it wouldn’t have started with labour!
20. A free man is someone who follows his dreams and turns them into reality.
21. Love is a gift.
22. You cannot expect a different outcome when you keep repeating the same steps.
23. “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale
24. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
25. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
26. “Learning is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher.” – Maya Watson
27. “I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened” – Mark Twain
28. “Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.” – Francesca Reigler
29. “We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.” – Robin Sharma
30. “No matter what the situation, remind yourself “I have a choice.” – Deepak Chopra
31. “All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything!” – Gary W Goldstein
32. “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.” – Muhammad Ali
33. “The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them.” – Unknown
34. “Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.” – Michael Landon
35. “The difference in winning and losing is most often…not quitting.” – Walt Disney
36. “You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” – C.S Lewis
37. “Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.” – Jon Bon Jovi
38. “Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.” – Stephen Covey
39. “If you can change your mind, you can change your life.” – William James
40. “The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” – Unknown