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Blow away your anxiety and doubts! Short phrases that lift your spirits and set you on a positive path.

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

Anyone can find themselves dwelling on negative thoughts at times.

For those with dreams or goals, it might be when you can’t feel the growth or results you hoped for; for those who haven’t yet found what they want to do, it might be anxiety about the future or life itself.

The form it takes differs from person to person.

So this time, I’ve put together a list of short phrases that can help lift your spirits.

I hope it will be of help when you’re feeling down or troubled and just can’t seem to feel positive.

Blow away your anxieties and doubts! Short phrases that make you feel positive (61–70)

Precisely because we’re serious, we run into walls.Shuzo Matsuoka

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Precisely because we’re serious, we run into walls. — Shuzo Matsuoka

As a sports commentator, Shuzo Matsuoka is also known for his powerful, passionate delivery.

Here is a famous quote from him—whose greatest appeal may be that very passion—expressing his view on “walls” we face.

Feeling a wall during a challenge is proof that you’ve been tackling it with real seriousness.

While taking pride in what you’ve built up through that effort, he urges you to overcome the wall.

His words also convey a trust that precisely because you’ve faced it so earnestly that you can feel the wall, you must also have the strength to get past it.

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Write it as failure, read it as growth.Katsuya Nomura

[Katsuya Nomura Quotes] We write “failure,” and read it as “growth.”

Write it as failure, read it as growth. - Katsuya Nomura

Katsuya Nomura, a legendary figure who became only the second Triple Crown winner in Japanese professional baseball history and later managed teams such as the Yakult Swallows, Hanshin Tigers, and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

The phrase in the title appears in Nomura’s book “Nomura’s Rehabilitation Factory: How to Scold, Praise, and Teach,” and can be said to embody the concept of the “Nomura Rehabilitation Factory” highlighted in the book’s title.

Drawing on his track record of taking in players released by other teams, retraining them, and helping them succeed again—as well as the know-how behind it—the message inspires readers to think, “I can give it my all once more, too.”

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Hesitation is proof of motivation.Shizuo Takano

When you’re working hard, you sometimes find yourself thinking, “What should I do about this?” or “Which should I choose?” You might even label yourself as indecisive or slow to make decisions and feel a sense of inferiority.

In times like these, consider the words of Shizuo Takano, former vice president of Victor Company of Japan: “Hesitation is proof of motivation.” The very fact that you worry or waver is evidence that you care.

It shows you’re taking things seriously.

Perhaps the time spent hesitating is actually necessary for your own growth.

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Everything seems impossible until it’s done.Nelson Mandela

[Nelson Mandela] It always seems impossible until it's done. #shorts #quote #dailypost #NelsonMandela

Everything seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela

There are times when, on your way toward a goal, you start to worry, wondering, “If I keep going like this, will I really reach it?” In such moments, the words of Nelson Mandela—who devoted himself to ending racial discrimination and served as president of South Africa—can be a source of support.

He led the anti-apartheid movement and, halfway through his struggle, spent 27 years imprisoned on charges of treason.

Yet he did not give up; after his release, he continued his activism, became president, and achieved the abolition of apartheid.

His words are backed by his life’s work.

Even in situations where you can’t help thinking, “Maybe I can’t do this anymore,” it’s important not to give up and to keep moving forward.

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In conclusion

How was it? This time, I shared positive words that can help you stay optimistic.

Even though they’re short, they’re full of courage and hope, aren’t they? When your heart feels like it might break or you don’t think you can get back up, please remember them!