What's your mantra

[louietunes]

I've been dealing with a lot of negativity lately, both externally and internally. It's times like this that I need a new Mantra.

A few of mine from the past:

Not all of the learning is done in the classroom, and always get invited back (said to me by my Dad when he dropped me off at college).

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

I'm a secretary. On a good day, I can type 150 wpm. On a bad day, I show up drunk in my pajamas.

(Ok, that last one was just for giggles)

Do you have a Mantra?

[pilife]

IDK if it's a mantra or not,
but I fully believe for every good there is a bad and every bad there is a good (every action there is an equal and opposite reaction).
As a result of said belief, there is always a silver lining in the fog.

[lizo11]

What got me through planning my wedding was:

"Breathe in, breathe out. Or you don't, that could be fun too."

It always makes me laugh, which in turn breaks the tension.

[duff]

I don't really know if I have a true mantra, but anytime I'm struggling with something, especially if it's physical, I tell myself over and over "I've run two marathons. If I can do that, I can do this."

[OrangePixyStix]

My blood type is B+, so I use that as my mantra to Be Positive!

[sapphire bou]

May 16, 2012 11:13:31 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

My blood type is B+, so I use that as my mantra to Be Positive!

HAHAHA!

Y'all are cracking me up today!

[lizardesque]

May 16, 2012 11:13:31 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

My blood type is B+, so I use that as my mantra to Be Positive!

Ruh roh. Mine is B-

[pilife]

Also- What goes around comes around.

[sapphire bou]

This helped me get through working for a company that I knew was going to shit, but the upper-management/owners acted as if nothing was wrong:

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer

[MyName]

Mine is "it'll all work out eventually."

[alabasterangel]

Worst case scenario: You shit your pants and die.

[shorty20]

For when I'm running and just want to give up, I steal from Dori in Finding Nemo and think "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming." It has seriously gotten my through the final miles of numerous runs and races.

For regular life problems, it's not really a mantra, but if I'm really worried about something, I just ask myself "Is this important enough that I'll I be thinking about it on my deathbed?" If not, then I try not to worry too much b/c it will work itself out eventually.

[pilife]

May 16, 2012 11:35:42 GMT -5 shorty20 said:

For when I'm running and just want to give up, I steal from Dori in Finding Nemo and think "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming." It has seriously gotten my through the final miles of numerous runs and races.

:Y: best one yet!

[MissusTexas]

If I'm going through something rough, I think "It'll be over eventually."

[louietunes]

I have to admit, somedays this is my mantra:

[lizo11]

May 16, 2012 11:44:21 GMT -5 louietunes said:

I have to admit, somedays this is my mantra:

That's awesome!

[louietunes]

HA!

[sitnspin]

Kill them with kindness.
Appreciate those who appreciate you.

[blondemoment123]

"Improvise, adapt, overcome"

[OrangePixyStix]

May 16, 2012 11:46:52 GMT -5 louietunes said:

HA!

Uhhh, the bottom right one pretty much describes what MissusTX and I did the last time we G2G... only we didn't even run, we walked! I didn't think there was anything wrong with that behavior, drinks were necessary.

[sitnspin]

Also, work hard; play hard!

[Deleted]

May 16, 2012 11:34:05 GMT -5 alabasterangel said:

Worst case scenario: You shit your pants and die.

Pure awesomeness.

[shellybelly]

Take life with a grain of salt a wedge of lime and a shot of tequilla!

P&R

[Deleted]

Sometimes when you fall, you fly.

[Deleted]

"Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger," and "when one door closes, another one opens."

Also, just remembering to breathe and reminding yourself that it'll be okay, no matter what, you can handle it and you'll be fine.

[lucky513]

Fuck Them in the Butt

[honeydew1894]

I can't change others, but I can change me

I can choose my attitude and outlook every day

[Deleted]

Not necessarily a mantra, but more of something I say to myself when I'm struggling with something is "Suck it up, the only way out is through." I'm such a procrastinator so I say this to myself quite often.

[glw]

May 16, 2012 11:05:38 GMT -5 louietunes said:

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Do you have a Mantra?

It/he/she isn't worth it.

I'm very anti-drama!

[lizo11]

I also remember it could always be worse. Not much can trump my worst day of my life (which also happened to be my 19th bithday)--> which started with a speeding ticket, and ended in the hospital, and those were the better points.

Therefore, I just remember that day, I got through it, and I can get through anything else, because it will never be as bad as all that.