Encouragement for the New Year...
CASSY MEISENHEIMER Focus on progress, not perfection. Set realistic goals, celebrate small wins, and allow yourself the grace to adapt and grow throughout the year.
TERRI SANDEFUR Live in the moment. Leave the past in the past. Do not be afraid of the future.
ALANA MOREL Trust in God’s timing and lean on His strength. Treasure the moments you have, no matter how small or fleeting, and remember that God’s love is constant—even when memories fade.
KARA HUMPHREY Don’t be so hard on yourself. Be excited about the new days and fresh opportunities ahead. Forgive your past mistakes and move forward. Forgive others too. It just makes everything better.
MATT CORNELIUS Face obstacles honestly.
LEAH ORR Don’t stress about big changes this year. Just take it one day at a time—and if you need to—pretend you have it all together.
BRITTANY ROBLES Whenever you catch yourself slipping into a negative mindset, pause and take a moment to reflect on three things around you that make you grateful. Thessalonians 5:18
BAILEY GRAVITT Remember that there is bad and good in every single person, no one is just one thing. Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
Toxic positivity is the pressure to stay happy even when you are struggling by ignoring, or dismissing anything negative. True faith doesn’t mean denying the problem— it means denying the problem’s power over you.
TERRI GRAVITT Learn something new every day. The things we don’t change, we choose.
TIFFANY HORTON The only person you can control is yourself, so focus on being thoughtful and aware. What can you do for the people around you to make their day a little brighter?
JOEL SAUL-SEHY Automate! If you find a better cell phone plan that saves you $30 per month, add $30 to your automatic retirement savings at work every month. The $30 goes from a tiny, one-time high- five to a BIG, locked- down win for your future.
KATY BETH IRWIN McGAHEY Stop stressing over what might go wrong. Save your energy for the present and trust that you will handle challenges when they actually come.
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