You wanna know what lights me up? What gets to my heart strings and gets me right in my soul? Quotes. I am a quote junky. Pinterest doesn’t help my addiction. A good soulful quote, I am a blob on the floor. A hilariously accurate quote about parenting, laughing for days. It’s the little things in life right? If I could plaster quotes all over my house I would (wait I think I might have already started doing that). I believe that certain quotes have the ability to put situations into words when we can’t find them ourselves. Along with song lyrics, it’s amazing how someone else’s words can resonate with us so much. I’ve compiled a list of some sayings, quotes, whatever you want to call them, that have helped me at one time or another. Sometimes you just need that catch phrase to help you through something or keep you focused on your end goal. Enjoy and feel free to steal them if need be. . . I have no idea who said them in the first place.

1) STAY IN YOUR LANE- I put this one in caps simply because it is short and sweet and ohso true!!!! This is something I have to remind myself to do when I am interfering too much or a gentle (not always so gentle) reminder I may have to give to someone else. It’s simple and doesn’t really need a lot of explanation. Focus on you and just like when you’re driving on the road, stay in your lane. That’s all you have to worry about and all that should concern you. You aren’t a traffic cop of life. What everyone else is doing is none of your business and isn’t something you need to control or worry about. Eyes looking forward, that’s where you’re going afterall.

2) What other people think of you is none of your business- I used to have a really hard time with this one. What do you mean it’s none of my business? If someone has an opinion of me I have a right to know what their thoughts are about me. Nope. You don’t need to know any of it. They aren’t your thoughts, or your words, or your opinions, so they don’t concern you. Chances are you probably don’t want to hear it anyways if it hasn’t been said to your face in the first place. Do yourself a favour and let this one go.

3) Not everything that weighs you down, is yours to carry- Oh my goodness!!!! This one has definitely resonated with me especially during the past few months when I have taken more time to ground myself and work on finding more inner peace. This quote is for all you fixers out there who feel like you HAVE to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders and fix everyone else’s problems. Guess what? You don’t. Yes it is very hard to watch someone you love make the same mistakes over and over again, but at some point you have to step back and understand that at some point people have to put their big kid panties on and start owning their own shit. This is still something I struggle with especially when it comes to family, but at the end of the day not everything has to involve you. You can’t fix EVERYTHING for EVERYONE.

4) You are responsible for your own happiness- This is a major one. It’s not hard to understand but it seems to be something we all struggle with. You shouldn’t rely on anyone or anything to make you happy. It’s a choice. It’s action. It’s putting one foot in front of the other and self talking yourself through the hard times. You need to take responsibility and do it for you. Make happiness happen for you.

5) When someone shows you who they really are, believe them- Actions speak louder than words right? We really need to start believing people when they act a certain way over and over again. We all want to believe there is good in people and there probably is BUT in some people I think it’s wayyyyyy deep down. At the end of the day life is too short to be making the same mistakes over and over again and dragging yourself through the mud. You can’t be mad at someone for being a jerk to you if they have shown you that they are in fact that jerk about ten times before that. (Remember that other quote- You are responsible for your own happiness).  Let them go and wish them well. It doesn’t have to be a dramatic curtain closing or anything, just wish them well and go your own way.

I could go on and on and on forever. These are just a few that I think are basic and everyone can relate to. If anything they can act as simple reminders or cues to you to keep the good energy flowing and in the end do what’s best for you. If you are a quote junkie such as myself, may I recommend DEFINITELY having a wisdom or positivity board on Pinterest. Somewhere you can view all of the cheesiness and gooeyness on the days that are difficult.

Create your own sunshine when needed 🙂

Mama Hil.xo