Life can be hard.

We make mistakes, go through rough patches, and times in our life where we just want to curl up into a ball and give up.

Because it just seems easier.

I think we all have times when we feel like our lives are falling apart and we wish for the strength to get through it, to make it through the other side in one piece.

We often put more pressure on ourselves than we need to. Maybe it’s to meet the expectations of others, or maybe it’s to keep up with what we want from ourselves. And it can build up.

Sometimes things just seem too much to handle.

Sometimes things get away from us, and we feel like we are failing.

But you are not weak, and are stronger than you thought possible.

Reasons you are stronger than you think you are.

You keep going

Being strong isn’t about not being afraid of anything. It means you have the ability to keep going, putting one foot in front of the other, even when your doubts and insecurities tell you that you can’t.

You aren’t afraid of failing

You keep going even when you think there is no point. Giving up is not an option.

You don’t care what others think

It can be difficult for someone who has always worried what other people think of them to let it go. You do things because it’s what you want.

You care what happens

A sign of strength is the fact you still care.

You focus on the things you can change

We all know that there are things that are out of our control, but taking note of the things you can change shows that you still want to make a difference.

You see value in the little things

We often have our sights set on great dreams or things that we wish to accomplish. But when you can see the value in the little things you see and do every day, it shows your strength in seeing the bigger picture and enjoying the moments along the way.

You are stronger than you think, and more capable than you realise.

What Happens When You Doubt Yourself

Self doubt brings fear

When you doubt your abilities, you bring fear into your life. You start feeling like you are out of control and nothing you do is good enough. It can make the things you want in life seem further and further away.

Giving up can be a habit

It can seem like the easier path to take when things seem difficult. Give up before you really fail. Because then it seems like you didn’t want it as much, and it was more a change of mind rather than giving up and not trying. If you don’t push yourself through it, you will never know where you would be if you had have kept going.

You Will Struggle to Reach Your Goals

If you don’t believe in yourself, you will always have these goals and these dreams which will always seem a bit too far away. You will have already convinced yourself that you don’t deserve it or it’s just not something you will ever be able to achieve.

You Are Strong Quotes

Quotes About Being Strong Through the Hard Times

Anyone can give up; it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, that’s true strength. – Chris Bradford

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Failure is simply the opportunity to being again, this time more intelligently. – Henry Ford

Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it. – Ann Landers

Strong Quotes About Love

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu

Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun, more last than star… – E.E. Cummings

When you make a mistake, respond to yourself in a loving way rather than a self-shaming way. – Ellie Holcomb

Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do. – Brene Brown

Strong Quotes About Life

What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when you bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen. – Henry David Thoreau

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. – Dale Carnegie

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing – George Bernard Shaw

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. – Louisa May Alcott

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. – Christopher Reeve

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. – Dale Carnegie

I Am Strong Quotes

Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. – Susan Gale

We acquire the strength we have overcome. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. – Mahatma Gandhi

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it. – Joel Osteen

Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you. – Rob Liano

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. – Walt Disney

If you ever have a voice, either in your head or someone else’s telling you are not strong enough, prove them wrong. Do the things no one thought you could. People do amazing things and prove other people wrong every day. So why can’t you?

The more you see what your self doubt has been doing to you, the easier it will be to see the strength you have. You will begin to see more opportunities, where once all you might have seen were obstacles in the way, stopping you from where you wanted to go.

It can affect your self esteem and lower your feelings of positivity and self worth.

Keep saying to yourself, “I am stronger than I thought. I am stronger now. I will be even stronger tomorrow.”

Be the person you want, and show the world who you are. You are much stronger than you think!

What makes you feel stronger and ready to take on the world?