

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings. If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere. “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary Kelly BouchardĪ big part of being a well-adjusted person is accepting that you can’t be good at everything. Your dreams don’t have to be lofty they just have to be lived. I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me. In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity. Jackson Brown, Jr.īelieve you can and you’re halfway there. Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing. The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them. Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb Doe Zantamataĭiscouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines. We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them. Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. Most great people have attained their greatest success one step beyond their greatest failure. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Whether we manage to find joy in the daily struggle of life and achieve success is largely dependent on our ability to forge through the toughest moments without giving up.

Here are some of the quotes the KIM team uses when they need a pick-me-up. Life has a way of kicking us when we’re down, but reading uplifting quotes will help you pick yourself up again. We have nothing to fear, but fear itself. The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail. “The first step is you have to say that you can.” – Will Smith
