The most uplifting literary quotes for a fresh start to the year NewYearsDay
Like my penchant for the musical stylings of Bruno Mars and my habit of eating peanut butter straight from the jar with a spoon, I was slightly embarrassed by my enjoyment of. Leaning on the stirring words of others felt silly and somehow weak, as though I was admitting that I wasn’t strong-minded enough to motivate myself. Whenever I saw someone share a rousing quote tile on Instagram , I’d shudder outwardly – then secretly tuck it away in my private ‘Saved Posts’ section.
With the start of 2020 now upon us, I got thinking about inspirational quotes again. The beginning of a new year can elicit all kinds of emotions, running the gamut from excitement to melancholy to outright terror – and given theWith that in mind, I set out to track down literary quotes by authors and poets to make everyone feel steadier as the new year begins – whether you’re raring to go or wishing you could hide under your duvet for a few more weeks.
“I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and moulding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.”“I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was.”“Lift up your faces, you have a piercing need / For this bright morning dawning for you / … The horizon leans forward / Offering you space to place new steps of change.
“I do think New Year’s resolutions can’t technically be expected to begin on New Year’s Day, don’t you? Since, because it’s an extension of New Year’s Eve, smokers are already on a smoking roll and cannot be expected to stop abruptly on the stroke of midnight with so much nicotine in the system. Also dieting onisn’t a good idea as you can’t eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover.
“A new year … a fresh, clean start! It’s like having a big white sheet of paper to draw on! A day full of possibilities! It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy … let’s go exploring!”“Don’t worry. Just when you think your life is over, a new story line falls from the sky and lands right in your lap.”“I hope that in the year to come, you make mistakes. Glorious, amazing mistakes.
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