85 short positive thoughts (to ponder)

Positive thoughts can help us through the worst of times, inspiring us not to give up, move on, and achieve great things.

We have selected a list with the best 85 positive thoughts to ponder, with short and beautiful phrases full of motivation and positive ideas.

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85 short and inspiring positive thoughts

This selection of positive thoughts includes famous quotes and reflections from all kinds of authors, who have inspired the world with their words full of optimism and a positive attitude.

1. He loves the life you have so that he can live the life you love.

Hussein Nishah leaves us this inspiring positive thinking, about the passion with which we face life.

2. Keep your face towards the sun and you won't be able to see a single shadow.

Thanks to her optimism and determination, Helen Keller lived an extraordinary life despite the difficulties that came with being deaf and mute from the early age of 19 months.

3. One little positive thought in the morning can change your entire day.

This anonymous phrase encourages you to start the day with a small gesture that will keep you optimistic for the rest of the day.

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4. Every moment is a fresh start.

This other short positive thought is from T. S. Elliot, and reminds us that at any moment we can have a new opportunity to start over.

5. You are never too old to have another goal or another dream.

East motivational thinking by C.S. Lewis It is ideal for those who believe that age is an impediment to achieving their dream.

6. Everything you can imagine is real.

Inspiring famous quote from Pablo Picasso, which invites us to imagine and dream.

7. The only place where your dreams are impossible is in your thoughts.

Robert H. Schuller tells us with this positive reflection that the only impediment is in your head.

8. If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

We can create our own destiny, according to this positive phrase to reflect on by Milton Berle.

9. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

A short and cute positive thought from Dr. Seuss, which inspires us to see the bright side of things.

10. You are capable of much more than what you are imagining or doing now.

Phrase by Myles Munroe to believe in yourself and encourage you to achieve everything you set your mind to.

11. The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

And the best way to achieve something is by working to achieve it, because we are the masters of our destiny. Alan Kay quote.

12. You will never see the rainbow if you are always looking down.

A short motivational positive thought from Charles Chaplin to ponder.

13. Think of all the beautiful things that are still around you and be happy.

The most beautiful can be in the smallest things that surround us, and no more is needed for happiness. Simple but inspiring reflection of Anne Frank.

14. To make the world a better place, start seeing the world as a better place.

It all depends on how we approach things, according to this phrase by Alan Cohen.

15. Get up every morning believing that you are going to have the best day of your life.

An optimistic attitude will allow you to live each experience in a positive way.

16. If you don't climb the mountain, you will never be able to enjoy the scenery.

A motivational thinking by Pablo Neruda, which encourages us to keep climbing.

17. Happiness can be found even in the darkest moments, if we are able to use light well.

An inspiring phrase uttered by the character Albus Dumbledore, from the Harry Potter book saga.

18. A person is the product of his dreams. So be sure to dream big dreams. And then try to live your dream.

Famous quote from the civil rights activist in the United States, Maya Angelou.

19. Stop seeing the negative part of your failures and start seeing the positive part of your successes.

In other words, you start to see the bright side of things or the glass is half full.

20. Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out.

A inspirational positive thinking that encourages us to love ourselves, by Jenn Proske.

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21. You must do the things you think you can't.

Eleanor Roosevelt invites with this phrase to propose great challenges and dreams.

22. Hope is the dream of the waking man.

And to pursue our dreams we must maintain hope. Reflection of Aristotle

23. Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

A quote from William James on the differences between being optimistic and pessimistic.

24. The past has no power over the present moment.

We are the ones who have control over our own present, since the past is past, according to Eckhart Tolle's reflection.

25. Being simple is what makes you great.

This is one of the short and simple positive thoughts, but that make us reflect.

26. Never give up, sometimes the last key is the one that opens the door.

If you give up, you will never know if the next one was correct.

27. Life is not waiting for the storm to pass, it is learning to dance in the rain.

Life is about adjusting, even in bad times.

28. You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

Similarly, Jon Kabat-Zinn encourages us to adapt to adversity with this positive reflection.

29. Pessimists put down opportunities. Optimists seek solutions to adversity.

Positive thinking is necessary to overcome adversity and take advantage of what life offers us.

30. If you choose it, even unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities.

Ralph Marston also reminds us that it depends on each one and a positive vision seeing opportunity in adversity.

31. There are two ways to give off light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Edith Wharton tells us in this reflection how important it is to act for oneself and be our own guiding light.

32. Do not settle for what you need, fight for what you deserve.

With a life of conformity you will never get what you really deserve.

33. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it difficult.

A reflection of Confucius for you let's take life differently.

34. If you can change your mindset, you can change your life.

Again William James teaches us that everything depends on the mentality with which you approach things.

35. It only takes three words for a dream to begin: I trust myself.

One of the short positive thoughts that we should repeat ourselves the most.

36. Do not count the days make the days count.

These famous positive words from Muhammad Ali encourage us to live and make the most of each day.

37. The only thing you have to worry about is living to the fullest.

The same message is the one that reflects this anonymous phrase, which invites us to not worry, to move on to take care of seizing the moment.

38. If you are not making mistakes, you are not doing anything.

Mistakes are part of life and learning from new experiences, as this phrase by John Wooden reminds us.

39. If you fell yesterday, get up today.

A short and motivational positive thought from H. G. Wells, to give us courage to get back up.

40. Your degree of positive thoughts generates your degree of luck in life.

Keep a positive attitude leads us to take positive action, which attracts good opportunities.

41. Your smile will give you a positive face that will make people feel better around you.

Plus, that positive attitude is contagious and creates a good atmosphere, according to Les Brown.

42. Inspiration comes from within. You have to be positive. When you are, good things happen.

Inspiration comes from within or from positive phrases like this one, from Deep Roy.

43. Love your reality and you will see how much beauty there is in it.

And if you take life with passion, it will give it back to you with the best experiences.

44. People who live deeply are not afraid of death.

Because they are busy living his life. Interesting reflection by Anaïs Nin.

45. If you've never tripped over, you need to risk a little more.

One of the positive motivational thoughts that invites us to dare to let ourselves go and not fear mistakes, as they are part of the road to success.

46. If one day you feel sad and depressed, think that you were once the fastest sperm of all.

A positive and motivational phrase with a sense of humor, by Groucho Marx.

47. You can only change yourself, but sometimes that changes everything.

We are our own change agents and the ones who can change it for the better, according to Gary W. Goldstein.

48. Never has a night conquered dawn, and never has a problem conquered hope.

A phrase with a positive message, to encourage us to overcome the bad times.

49. Work hard, be positive, and get up early. It is the best part of the day.

Nothing like getting up in the mood to seize the day with a positive attitude, according to this phrase by George Allen.

50. Learn to be happy with what you have while pursuing what you want.

We don't have to settle for what we have, but we do have to learn to enjoy it every minute. Jim Rohn leaves this positive thought for us to ponder.

51. How wonderful it is that no one needs to wait a single moment before beginning to improve the world.

A reflection of Anne Frank that reminds us that every minute is an opportunity to improve.

52. Do not expect to have everything to enjoy life, you already have life to enjoy everything.

Sometimes we forget that life is the little things that make us enjoy every day.

53. The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.

A quote from Dennis S. Brown who tells us that everything depends on how you face your day to day.

54. He points to the moon. If you fail, you may hit a star.

A positive and hopeful messageby W. Clement Stone.

55. Write in your heart that every day is the best day of the year.

Ralph Waldo Emerson has many famous quotes, one of them is about the way we live each day.

56. There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Everything is a question of how you decide to see and face life. Phrase by Henri Matisse.

57. If you only read books that everyone reads, you can only think what everyone is thinking.

A positive phrase from Haruki Murakami that encourages us to be different to have another perspective.

58. Turn the walls that appear in your life into stepping stones towards your goals.

Take advantage of the inconveniences on your way by turning them into opportunities towards your goal.

59. You cannot put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the further you go.

A positive and inspiring thought from Michael Phelps, who encourages us to aim far and not set limits.

60. Do not live so that your presence is noticed, but so that your lack is felt.

This other inspirational positive phrase is from Bob Marley.

61. The creation of a thousand forests is in an acorn.

Again Ralph Waldo Emerson he inspires us with another of his positive phrases, to remind us that even from the smallest things great things emerge.

62. Every person has the capacity to change himself.

Albert Ellis leaves us this other phrase about change and personal development.

63. What should be, can be.

Change the chip and dare to think that anything is possible, with the help of this short positive thought by James Rouse.

64. When a person really wants something, the entire universe conspires to help him realize his dream.

This famous phrase by Paulo Coelho is one of the most inspiring positive thoughts.

65. The world is full of magical things that wait patiently for ingenuity to appear to grow.

A profound phrase by Bertrand Russell to reflect on ingenuity and imagination.

66. You can do it, you should do it, and if you're brave enough to get started, you will.

Stephen King leaves us this phrase full of optimism and motivation, which encourages you to get down to work to achieve your goals.

67. Live life to the fullest and focus on the positive.

A short but direct positive thought from Matt Cameron.

68. Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear.

George Adair leaves us these motivational words about overcoming our fears to achieve our dreams.

69. The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

Again a message about the importance of a positive attitude towards life, this time with a line from Scott Hamilton.

70. The best is yet to come, as long as you want it yourself.

Things do not come by themselves, and one has to put something of the part of him, even if it is the will.

71. Your heart is the size of an ocean. See and find the wonders in its hidden depths.

A beautiful phrase from the poet and spiritual master Yalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.

72. When in the valley, keep your goal firmly in mind and you will have renewed energy to continue the climb.

Keeping the goal in mind encourages us to continue with strength, according to this phrase by Denis Waitley.

73. Love includes, not excludes. Multiplies and adds, not divide. It brings it closer, it does not move away. Hug, don't kick. Understand, do not judge.

This is one of the positive thoughts about love that we can share.

74. We are all here for a special reason. Stop being a prisoner of the past. Become the architect of your future.

Wise words from Robin Sharma to inspire you to keep going.

75. The best things in life usually happen when we don't expect anything.

And if we spend our lives waiting for something, we will not enjoy the present. Quote by Walter Riso.

76. Positive thinking will let you do anything better than negative thinking.

Zig Ziglar leaves us this other reflection on keep a positive outlook.

77. When life gives you reasons to cry, show it that you have a thousand and one reasons to laugh.

A positive message to face adversity in the best way: laughing.

78. Find a place within you where there is joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Well, nothing better to combat pain than joy, according to this quote by Joseph Campbell.

79. What you are is what you have been. What you will be is what you do from now on.

Buddha leaves us this lesson that reminds us that we are a product of our past, but that the future is shaped by us in the present and onwards.

80. When the goal seems difficult to you, don't change the goal; look for a new way to get there.

Wise reflection of Confuncio that encourages us not to give up and look for new ways to achieve our goals.

81. Instead of thinking about what you lack, think about what you have that others lack.

A positive thought to encourage us not to look at what we lack, but at our strengths.

82. We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Life may disappoint us, but we must never give upAccording to this phrase from Martin Luther King Jr.

83. The best preparation for tomorrow is to do your best today.

H. Jackson Brown Jr. left us this reflection and teaching of life.

84. Between waking up and going to bed, a lot of beautiful things happen. You just have to appreciate them.

Must appreciate the little things of everyday lifeWell, they are what life does.

85. End the day with a positive thought. Tomorrow you will have a chance to do better.

Do not forget to go to bed with a positive message in mind, because each new day will be an opportunity to give your best.

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