If you’re someone working hard toward your dreams and goals, there are probably times when you run into difficulties or feel discouraged.
While not giving up is a given, it’s reassuring to have something that helps you get back on your feet when your heart feels weakened.
So this time, we’ve put together a list of uplifting words that stay close to a heart that’s about to give out.
From mindsets that help you get through tough times to reminders of simple truths we tend to forget, we hope you find words that truly resonate with you!
Many of you have probably heard the four-character idiom “shichiten hakki” (七転八起).
It’s said to mean “no matter how many times you fail, you don’t give up—you get back up and see it through.” It’s read as “shichiten hakki,” though some people read it as “nanakorobi yaoki.” When you’re working toward a goal, you may fail or run into obstacles.
Even then, you reset your mindset and keep striving toward your goal.
Even if my life is a losing battle, I want to fight until the very end.Vincent van Gogh
Even if my life is a losing battle... a quote by Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch painter, was a great artist who had a profound impact on twentieth-century art.
Here is a quote that seems to embody his relentless spirit, one that lets us feel the course of his life as a great artist.
Even when his paintings didn’t sell, he never compromised his convictions and kept painting what he believed in.
It feels as though that unwavering belief is what led to the recognition he received after his death.
The fact that he sold only one painting while he was alive—and was appreciated only posthumously—conveys, very directly, his steadfast commitment to his principles.
In this world, there is a unique path that no one but you can walk.Friedrich Nietzsche
There is only one path in the world—your own | The teachings of Friedrich Nietzsche #Nietzsche #LifePath #SelfRealization
When you think of Friedrich Nietzsche, his masterpiece Thus Spoke Zarathustra and the phrase “God is dead” come to mind.
He is also known as a thinker of existentialism.
Among his many famous sayings, this one is particularly well known, isn’t it? When we’re striving toward our dreams and goals, we tend to notice others’ strengths or how quickly they’re growing toward the same finish line, and we end up comparing ourselves and feeling discouraged.
But this saying teaches us that “there is a path only you can walk.” It helps us realize there’s no need to compare ourselves to anyone else, and it gives us a positive, forward-looking mindset.
Hardships are the best trials that forge me.Sanae Takaichi
These are words that convey a will to look forward and keep moving—something only Ms.
Takaichi, who has faced headwinds and criticism throughout her career, can truly speak to.
The higher the spotlight, the greater the challenges; it’s the kind of situation that would discourage most people.
Yet she frames the fact that she has continued to move forward as a source of strength.
The resolve to keep going without giving up, and to hold fast to one’s convictions in any circumstance, are also points that inspire reassurance and trust.
The more she confronts difficulties, the more she is tempered; it raises expectations for how much strength she will continue to build and what the future may hold.
Do not rush. What matters is to keep moving forward boldly, like a cow.Soseki Natsume
Don’t be hasty. What matters is to keep moving forward, boldly, like a cow.
Soseki Natsume was a novelist who left behind numerous masterpieces such as I Am a Cat, Botchan, and Kokoro.
He even once appeared on the 1,000-yen bill, so most Japanese people are surely familiar with him.
Many of his works are also included in school textbooks.
These are words written in a letter Soseki Natsume sent to Ryunosuke Akutagawa: No matter what anyone says, single-mindedly forge ahead on the path you believe in.
It sounds simple but is difficult to do—yet it’s a truly encouraging message, isn’t it?
To have been born into this world—that in itself is the greatest opportunity, isn’t it?Ayrton Senna
“What does Ayrton Senna describe as the greatest opportunity in life?” #LifePhilosophy #Positive #F1Legend
When you’re working hard toward your dreams or goals, have you ever looked at a rival and felt jealous, thinking, “They’re blessed,” or “They just happened to get a lucky break”? You might feel it’s unfair to compete on the same stage as people who started young or those with plenty of money.
However, Ayrton Senna, the former F1 driver known as the Prince of Speed, said, “Being born is the greatest opportunity,” expressing that everyone is given an equal chance at birth.
In other words, the dividing line between success and failure is how much effort you can add from there.
