15 Quotes to Uplift Your Mind, Body, and Heart
By Illinois Lyme Association
Working toward healing from Lyme disease is a full-body affair, encompassing not just the physical but the mental and spiritual as well. And sometimes, we need the wise and encouraging words of others to continue to propel us forward and reassure our hearts.
Here, we’ve gathered together 15 quotes to uplift your mind, body, and heart. If a quote hits home, we encourage you to write it down and carry it with you. When you’re feeling overwhelmed or dismayed, take a moment to read those words and absorb them. This simple act can boost your spirit, change your mindset, and add some lightness to your day.
1. “There is a LIGHT in this world. A healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter. We sometime lose sight of this force when there is suffering, and too much pain. Then suddenly, the spirit will emerge through the lives of ordinary people who hear a call and answer in extraordinary ways.” ― Richard Attenborough
2. “Courage wasn't only fighting your circumstances; sometimes making peace with your circumstances required more courage.” — Sonali Dev
3. “It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have something out of the ordinary about you.” ― Abigail Tarttelin
4. “This is my mind. I am the strongest person here.” ― Roseanne A. Brown
5. “Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.” — Henri Nouwen
6. “Only in the tough times, your most outrageous strength is revealed to you.” ― Hiral Nagda
7. “No matter how dysfunctional your background, how broke or broken you are, where you are today, or what anyone else says, YOU MATTER, and your life matters!”
― Germany Kent
8. “My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.” — Martin Luther
9. “When you awaken love and laughter in your life, your mind lets go of fear and anxiety, and your happy spirit becomes the healing balm that transforms every aspect of your human experience.” — Jesse Dylan
10. “Some stories won't have a happy ending, but there's always hope that the next one will. Hope is everything. Even when there's nothing else. Especially when there's nothing else.” ― Clara Kensie
11. “I thank God every day for this life, and I want there to be more, though that’s not known. What is known is that I’m alive today, this minute. And that’s pretty much what we all have – this day, this moment.” ― Edie Littlefield Sundby
12. “Encouragement is a fire of flame. It refreshes the soul and revives the spirit.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
13. “Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, then it's not the end.” ― Ed Sheeran
14. “Connecting with those you know love, like and appreciate you restores the spirit and give you energy to keep moving forward in this life.”
― Deborah Day
15. “Sometimes the best goal you can set is just to get out of bed every day. If you can succeed at this, then other things become possible.”
― Cynthia Patterson
