Transitioning: Thoughts for Today

[Guest]

for keeping this Thread going, LizMarie.

Huggs,

Joann

[Guest LizMarie]

Thanks, Joann. You know that these are summations of the 5 daily memes I post on Facebook now each day but I can't easily post the images that go with those memes here. I also have this same list (actually older and longer) running at another trans web site as well. But I would encourage everyone to post their positive thoughts about transitioning for today right here.

For every one of us that thinks our situations are impossible, can't be changed, that we are trapped, there have been others who once felt the same way and when they really looked within themselves they realized that all of their obstacles, all of the barriers, all of the walls had been constructed within their own minds. Hence the first quote today, from Mark Twain, which highlights that very well.

And today's thoughts...

"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles but most of them never happened." - Mark Twain

"Life is too short to spend another day at war with yourself" - Anon

"Life has two rules: #1 Never quit. #2 Always remember rule #1." - Duke Ellington

"The past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited, or erased. It can only be accepted." - Anon

"Some people create their own storms then get upset when it rains." - Anon

[Guest]

[Guest LizMarie]

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves." - J.M. Barrie

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” - Brené Brown

"Hope is the little voice you hear whisper 'maybe' when it seems the entire world is shouting 'no!'" - Anon

“If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!” - T. Harv Eker

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” ― Haruki Murakami

[Guest LizMarie]

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only thing you have." - Anon

"Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them." - Anon

"Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do." - Bruce Lee

“In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” ― Drew Barrymore

“Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.” ― C.S. Lewis

[StephanieVikingGirl]

For those who are considering or are entering transition:

"Life is Change, how it differs from the Rocks!" (from "Crown of Creation", by Jefferson Airplane)

"Strange Days have found us, Strange Days have Tracked us Down" (from "Strange Days", by The Doors)

And for those of us who need to relocate to a more trans friendly part of the world first:

"We gotta get outa this place; If it's the last thing we ever do; we just gotta get outa this place; There is a better life, a better world, a better way; Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know" (from "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", by Eric Burdon and The Animals)

Stephanie

[Guest LizMarie]

"You cannot evolve unless you are willing to change. You will never better yourself if you always cling to what was." - Anon

"What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now." ― Ajay SADH

"Happiness is a direction, not a place." Sydney J. Harris

"We cannot start over, but we can begin now and make a new ending." - Zig Ziglar

"Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one!" - Brad Paisley

Edited December 31, 2014 by Joann60
Fixed minor typo.

[Guest LizMarie]

"Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take the step." - Anon

"Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose." - C.S. Lewis.

"We don't grow when things are easy, we grow when we face challenges." - Joyce Meyer

"Don't waste your life believing 'I can't.'"

"You have the patience, the strength, and the passion to achieve your ambitions, your goals, and your dreams. All you need to do now is try." - Anon

[Guest LizMarie]

"Believe you can and you will." - Anon

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without words and never stops at all." - Anon

"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations." - K.D. Rawden

"A bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn." ― Helen Keller

"I can't tell you the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone." ― Ed Sheeran

Edited January 4, 2015 by Joann60
Corrected minor typo.