Words of Encouragement
Why make a fuss just because your wife forgot your birthday present, or your husband never picked you up from work in time or you missed the bus to Livingstone where you had planned a cool weekend with your friends.
There are people out there fighting to overcome serious life threatening diseases and unbearable life hurdles. We ought to appreciate life much better”. Life is a special gift…….
Challenges and difficulties are a part of life and words of encouragement can often help you get out of your rut. It’s easy to tell someone to hang in there and to keep a positive outlook when they are going through tough times, but when it happens to you, keeping your chin up isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Even so, it’s not impossible.
There are a lot of things you can do to help yourself stand up and move forward. Whether you’ve been dealt with a setback while working towards your goal, lost a loved one, or just feel down.
Inspirational words of encouragement do help.
Words can have a powerful impact on your mindset. Although we’ve all heard the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me”, the fact is that words really do have an impact on how we feel. Often, when things seem pointless, when you’ve just come face to face with yet another loss, it can seem as though it’s the end. It can seem as though no matter how hard you try, the life that you want will always be just out of your reach.
[pullquote]Those who succeed in life and get what they want, actually face the same difficulties as you and me.[/pullquote]
I was recently visiting someone very dear to me in hospital. I can clearly remember how the mood was when I got there. It was low and the people who came to visit the patient were shy to look at each other in the eyes. It was as if we were all strangers. Then someone decided to sing a gospel song and pray for our loved one…. BOOM the mood changed and it brought brightness and encouragement in our hearts. It brought hope and a drive in me and I think to everybody around the patient, yes we can… We looked at each other for the first time. I could feel the fighting drive in me. “Why should I give up when my loved one had not yet given up on his life? Who am I? I am far much better than this.” I thought to myself.
During difficult times, positive words of encouragement can help you shift your focus. When it comes down to it, how you feel is really just about what you focus on. What words of inspiration and encouragement will do for you is help you put things into perspective.
Who doesn’t go through losses, setbacks, and challenges? We all do. Those who succeed in life and get what they want, actually face the same difficulties as you and me. If anything, they probably deal with more challenges than most people. The thing that makes them different is how they respond and react to these challenges.
- When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.
- If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
- If you’re going through hell, keep going. Its just like turbulence, the pilot never gives up. He continues flying. Maybe he changes the route but he continues flying.
- Seeing a dear friend in your position. What would you say to encourage them?
- Are you really going to let this defeat you? After all the work, sweat, and tears you have put into this, you are going to give up now?
- Time heals all wounds.
- You’re not alone. Many have gone before you. Many will go after you. The important thing to keep in mind is that you need to keep on going.
I hope this will encourage and inspire you to never give up despite different challenges in your life.
By Mazala Zulu
Yet some people do not want govt to build and improve infrastructure in this country.
I love the spirit in that young lad. He is determined to get across despite the storm waters. Some Zedians would sit down and start blaming everyone else for lack of a bridge. They will not even come up with any solution whatsoever, except whining and whimpering like a homeless dog.
Let’s work hard Zambians.
BRIDGES BEING WASHED AWAY AND WE HAVE ID0TS RUNNING BUY ELECTION EACH MONTH COSTING US OVER 15 BILLION WHEN A BRIDGE WILL COST LESS THAN KR 50000. INDEED F00LS IN GOVENRMENT
Zambians are hard working people. The problem is when you see people stealling, undermining your services, make look at you as if your stupid foolish and you can reason just because the quak has an upper with a politicial or know a director or so.
Thus is the stupidity and foolishness people talk about. You can not just continue flashing your dity mouth in puplic. You appoint fellows like son to Kambimba Maseo, Those chaps from Mpika Tazara grade 7 and nines to present Zambia in Indian etc. This what we saying. Few chaps are gaining advantage over many Zambians.
This hopeless. this is a senerior that calls for massive revolution in terms mind set and ethical. or morals if all some have them.
What is this about?
Building infrastructure such as roads and bridges is a necessity and not a luxury. You have people crying out for jobs and yet we have so much to do in terms of infrastructure building with the potential to employ the majority of our young people. Management in Zambia is horrendous. People’s lives are shortened every day unnecesarily because of our attitude, we need to change. If something is damaged or bad, fix it and not just talk about it.
Thanks for the thought. Well written.
We all need a shoulder to cry on once in a while. At times this shoulder is nowhere nearby. what does one do? My point is; you will find real happiness in yourself. Thanks for the article.
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