Encouraging words that give you strength. Words you’ll want to share with those around you.
When you’re feeling down or can’t look ahead, a few encouraging words from those around you can let light into your heart.
It’s those warm words from someone that give you the strength to try again.
In this article, we’ll share encouraging phrases to lift up you and the people around you.
The key to offering words of encouragement is to stand by the other person’s side.
If someone around you seems to be struggling, try sharing the phrases introduced in this article.
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Encouraging words to lift your spirits. Words you’ll want to share with those around you (21–30)
You’ll be fine.
When you’re struggling, you can start to doubt whether you’re right and lose your confidence.
Sometimes you even stop in your tracks because you don’t know what to do next.
In moments like that, the words “You’ll be okay” can be a real support.
They affirm you—telling you that you’re not wrong and that you’re fine as you are—gently wrapping your discouraged heart in warmth and giving you a push to move forward.
If you’re struggling right now, you’ll be okay.
And when you’re able to look ahead again, try sharing those words with the people around you, too.
I know you’re doing your best.
When you’re so single-mindedly absorbed in a goal that you can’t see anything around you, and then, all of a sudden, the string snaps—have you ever felt tired of trying so hard, or hollow, as if you’re the only one putting in the effort? In those moments, I want to say, “I know you’ve been trying so hard.” Wrapped up in those words are the meanings, “I’ve seen your effort,” and “Everyone around you recognizes how hard you’ve been working.” They’re words to share when that string breaks and you feel empty, or when you feel alone.
Encouraging words to lift your spirits. Phrases you’ll want to share with those around you (31–40).
If you have a shadow, it’s proof that the light is shining on you.Lady Gaga
Singer-songwriter Lady Gaga continues to captivate fans around the world not only with her innovative musical sensibilities but also with her distinctive fashion and performances.
Her famous quote, “If you have a shadow, it means there’s a light shining on you,” evokes the challenges and successes she herself has experienced.
The stronger the light that shines on you, the darker and deeper the shadow becomes.
Rather than focusing on the shadow, this quote reminds us to recognize that we are moving toward success.
You’re going to stumble many times from now on. But you also have the strength to get back up each time.Nobita Nobi 'Doraemon'
“You’re going to stumble many times from now on.
But you also have the strength to bounce back each time.” This is a famous line spoken by Nobita, who came from 45 years in the future, to the young Nobita in Doraemon.
When you’re going through something really painful and difficult, have you ever wondered what your future self would say if they were watching you? There are words only your future self—who has overcome the hardship you’re facing now—can share.
Stumbling many times isn’t a bad thing.
These words encourage us that what truly matters is getting back up when we stumble and moving forward again.
I’m always cheering you on.
Words I want to share with anyone striving toward something: “I’m always cheering you on.” When you’re working hard toward a goal, it ultimately comes down to you.
If you don’t put in the effort, you won’t get any closer.
But pushing yourself and staying committed is hard, and there are times you might feel like giving up.
In those moments, if someone around you says, “I’m always cheering you on,” doesn’t it give you strength? You’re the one doing the work, but knowing there’s someone watching over you and supporting you can be empowering.
If there’s someone around you who’s giving it their all, gently offer them those words.
Whether the results turn out well or badly, people who take on a challenge deserve respect—respect them. That’s something I want to teach, and I want it taught to me as well.Seiji Chihara
Every challenge has both success and failure, but what this saying conveys is that the value lies not in the outcome, but in the very fact that you took on the challenge.
Compared to those who stay in a safe place doing nothing, those who take a single step forward show courage and resolve, and they grow steadily through experience.
The attitude of Seiji Chihara—active across a wide range as a comedian and as a Buddhist monk—also shows the importance of pursuing challenges without being swayed by others’ opinions.
Recognizing effort and challenge in one another is essential for bringing out each other’s potential.
This is a quote that helps us understand the meaning of having respect for challengers.
Beneath mud and earth lies solid rock; above clouds and mist shines the sun. At the height of discontent, there is still fortune, nor is hope absent.Kanzo Uchimura
I would like to introduce a famous saying by Kanzo Uchimura: “Beneath the mud lies bedrock; above the clouds and mist shines the sun.
Even at the height of complaint, happiness and hope are not absent.” Kanzo Uchimura was a Christian thinker active in the Meiji era.
Disasters can bring many hardships.
At such times, Uchimura left words he hoped we would remember.
It is said to mean that even when times are painful and difficult now, a stable and bright future surely awaits beyond.
He likens difficult situations to mud, and the bedrock represents the strength within us that lies beneath these serious problems.
Furthermore, he tells us that even when we feel or voice complaints, happiness and hope still exist.
Life brings all kinds of experiences, doesn’t it? Even so, we are reminded of the importance of maintaining a positive outlook.
