140 Happily Positive Thoughts for the Day

Positive thoughts can let you focus on the brighter side of life. A positive person can enjoy happiness and success since he believes that he can easily overcome all the obstacles and difficulties that come his way. Not all people generally agree with positive thinking. Some people consider it nonsense. However, several people believe in its effectiveness. If you want to use this in your life, then you must practice the attitude of positive thinking in everything that you do. With the right attitude, you can get through anything that comes your way. A well-balanced and disciplined mindset is the key. When you have a positive outlook on negative things, it will be easier to deal with them. Thus, condition yourself to have a positive attitude every day. Life will never be easy. It will always bring us trouble. But when we have the right perspective, we will know how to deal with them. Be positive not just in your victories but also in your defeats. In fact, it’s in our downfall that we need to be the most positive.

Beautiful Positive Thoughts of the Day

1. “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” —Robert Frost

3. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” —Kahlil Gibran

4. “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” —Wayne Dyer

5. “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: Someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” —Tom Bodett

6. “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”—Anne Frank

7. “You have the power to accomplish everything you set out to do today.”

8. “Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.”

9. “This, too, shall pass.”

10. “Each day, I move closer to the life I dream of.”

11. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” —Helen Keller

12. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” —Willie Nelson

13. “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” —Winston Churchill

14. “The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.” —Stephen Richards

15. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” —Dr. Seuss

16. “Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.” —Bernard Meltzer

17. “You never regret being kind.” —Nicole Shepherd

18. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” —Jimmy Johnson

19. “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow.” —Robert Tew

20. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” —Robert H. Schuller

21. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” —Milton Berle

22. “If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” —Widad Akrawi

23. “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” —Elbert Hubbard

24. “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill

25. “In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” —Deepak Chopra

26. “Once you do something you love, you never have to work again.” —Willie Hill

27. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” ―Roy T. Bennett

28. “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” ―Roy T. Bennett

29. “Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” ―Roy T. Bennett

30. “Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.” ―Roy T. Bennett

31. “There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path.” —Buddha

32. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” —Marcel Proust

33. “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” —Jonathan Safran Foer

34. “If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” —Roy T. Bennett

35. “Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.” —Walt Disney

36. “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” —Mark Twain

37. “Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well-lived.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

38. “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” —Albert Einstein

39. “If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.” —Mother Teresa

40. “Every day is a new day, and you’ll never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on.” —Carrie Underwood

41. “Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.” —Roy T. Bennett

42. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” —Mahatma Gandhi

43. “Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” —Jodi Picoult

44. “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” —Tony Robbins

45. “Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson

46. “Train your mind to see the good in every situation.”

47. “If you can stay positive in a negative situation, you win.”

48. “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.

49. “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.” —Bruce Lee

50. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi

51. “Each day provides its own gifts.” —Marcus Aurelius

52. “You do not find the happy life. You make it.” —Thomas S. Monson

53. “To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” —Bill Gates

54. “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou

55. “Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.” —S. C. Lourie

56. “Happiness never decreases by being shared.” —Buddha

57. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop

58. “What we think, we become.” —Buddha

59. “Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” —Anne Frank

60. “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” —John Lennon

61. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” —Mae West

62. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” —Albert Einstein

63. “Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.” —Seneca

64. “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” —Oprah Winfrey

65. “Beauty is everywhere. You only have to look to see it.” —Bob Ross

66. “Don’t wait for the right moment to start, start and make each moment right.” ―Roy T. Bennett

67. “No medicine cures what happiness cannot.” —Gabriel García Márquez

68. “Good people see the good and bring out the best in other people.” ―Roy T. Bennett

69. “Gratitude builds a bridge to abundance.” ―Roy T. Bennett

70. “I just think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful.” —Drew Barrymore

71. “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” —Oprah Winfrey

72. “Happiness does not lead to gratitude. Gratitude leads to happiness.” —David Steindl-Rast

73. “Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.” —Will Smith

74. “The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on.” —Julia Alvarez

75. “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” —Abraham Lincoln

76. “When ambition ends, happiness begins.” —Thomas Merton

77. “You cannot control the behavior of others, but you can always choose how you respond to it.” ―Roy T. Bennett

78. “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” —Thich Nhat Hanh

79. “The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.” —Ashley Montagu

80. “My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.” —Michael J. Fox

81. “Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.” —Sarah Addison Allen

82. “Maybe it’s not about the happy ending. Maybe it’s about the story.”

83. “Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” ―Roy T. Bennett

84. “Know that you can start late, look different, be uncertain and still succeed.” —Misty Copeland

85. “When it rains, look for rainbows. When it’s dark, look for stars.”

86. “Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

87. “Life is the dancer and you are the dance.” —Eckhart Tolle

88. “It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.” ―Roy T. Bennett

89. “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to swim.” —Jon Kabat Zinn

90. “When you love what you have, you have everything you need.”

91. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.

Thinking positively does not mean that you have not committed any mistakes. Think carefully about the things that you did wrong so that you can avoid them in the future.

92. Somewhere, someone else is happy with less than you have.

Even if you’ve messed up, there are also some things that you’ve accomplished.

93. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it annoys enough people to make it worth.

Beating yourself will not change anything. Instead, try to forgive yourself so that you can move on.

94. Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

Learn from the past by looking forward to the future with positive thoughts.

95. One small positive thought in the morning can change the entire outcome of your day!

Regardless of how bad things are, always be grateful for all the good ones that happened in your life.

96. Today, wherever you go, carry the intention of peace, love, and harmony in your heart.

Enumerate the reasons why you want to achieve your goal.

97. Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.

Substitute your negative thoughts with positive ones so you can enjoy positive outcomes.

98. Morning is a wonderful opportunity to wish to love to care to smile and to see you in good mood.

Always develop a positive vision.

99. Positive mind, positive vibes, positive life.

Look on the positive side of life but be realistic and accept the fact that life can also be complicated sometimes.

100. Night is designed to end the worries and fears of the day.

Positive thinking can let you do anything better than negative thinking does.

101. We don’t have to agree on anything to be kind to one another.

Turn your dreams into reality by using creative visualization.

102. Turn your face to the sun and the shadow falls behind you.

Always seek out the sunshine.

103. Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Having a positive attitude can bring happiness into your life.

104. Opportunities are everywhere. It’s up to me to find (or create) them and make things happen.

Use positive words when talking to other people.

105. A great attitude becomes a great day which becomes a great year.

Smiling can help you to think positively.

106. Don’t quit. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will.

Once a negative idea enters your mind, you have to substitute it with a constructive one instantly.

107. Sadly, he could never live up to the expectations a fourth leaf brought.

No matter what circumstances are bothering you right now, the most important thing is to think positively.

108. Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try thinking about what you have…

Always believe that your life is worth living for.

109. Self-care is so important. When you take the time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve…

To create positive action, you must make a positive vision.

110. It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as a lamb.

Try to substitute your negative thoughts with positive ones so that you can enjoy positive outcomes.

111. What’s the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?

You can never have a positive life if your mind is always negative.

112. Busy is a choice stressed is a choice joy is a choice. Choose well.

Encouragement is much better than correction.

113. The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.

Focus only on positive thoughts and live your life to the fullest.

114. Now, as we close one chapter, the pen is gradually inking up, preparing itself to write the next.

Whenever you smile, the people around you will also feel comfortable.

115. It’s exhausting to fight a war inside your head every single day.

Embracing the right attitude can convert your negative thoughts into positive ones.

116. If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission.

Positive thoughts can improve your health.

117. There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.

Positive thinking means that you have to confront disappointments positively.

118. I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

Having negative thoughts can only bring you pain.

119. It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent…

Never give in to your negative thoughts because it can make them stronger.

120. Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.

Regardless of how your day begins, if you can just think of one positive thought, your entire day will get better.

121. Life isn’t about falling it’s about getting back up every time you fall.

Smiling can relieve your stress and can put you in a good mood.

122. Thank you for helping me build my life.

It’s tempting to dwell on your mistakes, but the only thing you can do right now is to learn from them and move forward.

123. Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Be grateful for the things that you have.

124. Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

A beautiful sunset and positive thoughts can make your day off even better.

125. To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.

Take one slow step at a time until the hill is climbed.

126. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Positive thoughts can give you a stress-free life.

127. Fill your children with good thoughts before they go to bed.

Having positive thoughts can reduce the amount of stress in your life.

128. Dear God, today I woke up. I am healthy. I am alive. Thank you. I apologize…

God is very powerful. We cannot see His power however, we can feel it all around us if we’ll just remember with faith.

129. Wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is about to happen.

Positive thinking can enhance your overall well-being.

130. Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Your happiness will entirely depend on the quality of your thoughts.

131. Always welcome every morning with a smile. Look on a new day as another special gift…

Sometimes it’s not always easy to think positively due to the challenges that you are currently facing.

132. How to be positive – Say “I can,” instead of “I can’t!” Smile more. Be optimistic.

Positive thoughts can let you enjoy better health and secure relationships.

133. Positive thinking evokes more energy more initiative more happiness.

People who have positive outlooks in life tend to take more risks.

134. Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.

Positive thinkers have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.

135. One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

Even when you are confronting challenges, it is also important to have a little humor in your life.

136. Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Having one positive thought in the morning can inspire your entire day.

137. Having it all means having the same work and family choices that men do.

Be determined to be happy and cheerful in everything that you do.

138. Always end the day with a positive thought no matter how hard things were.

Positive thoughts can generate positive attitudes.

139. Sometimes we need someone to simply be there.

Be sure to end your day with a positive thought.

140. Failures are part of life; If you don’t fail, you don’t learn. If you don’t learn you’ll never change.

Positive thoughts can transform darkness into light.

How To Think Positive Thoughts

Sometimes even the most effective medicine is not sufficient for a complete recovery. If you are dealing with sickness or major life transformation, here are some ways to help you channel your negative thoughts into positive outlooks.

• When talking, try to use positive words only. If you keep telling yourself, “I can’t,” you might persuade yourself that this is the truth. Try to tell yourself, “I will do my best,” instead.
• Push your negative feelings away and stay focused on the positive things in life. Don’t get overwhelmed by those negative thoughts when you’re feeling down.
• Fill your thoughts with words that invoke strength and success. Focus on words that can make you happy and strong instead of those that can make you feel incompetent.
• Create a positive affirmation in your mind. One of the best positive thoughts is to tell yourself, “I deserve to be happy.” Believing that this is a reality can give you a positive outlook on life.
• When you start feeling anxious, direct yourself to happy thoughts. Create a positive image in your mind to boost positivity and avoid bad feelings.
• Always believe that you can succeed. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt by believing that you will succeed in accomplishing your goals.

Instead of getting stuck in negativity, turn to these 80 best positive thoughts and quotes for the day to get you going.

Positive thoughts are the key to happiness. Start your morning with one small positive to motivate you throughout the day. Positive thoughts and prayers are very helpful during the difficult times of our lives. Always think positively!

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