Obsession: Quotes

 

I've mentioned before I'm really big on reading blogs.  And I really love writing this one.  I've grown to love coming up with ideas and writing my posts and making my graphics.  I hope to continue this blog long after this class ends.  Which brings me to some articles I was reading on a really helpful website for bloggers: Altitude Summit. My ideal situation would involve this blog growing to be so large I can start making money off of it or start gaining freelance opportunities or even a real job from it.  In doing research on how to grow my blog, one of the most important things mentioned was the importance of utilizing an editorial calendar.  Long story short, they suggested doing some things on a regular basis.  I noticed I have a lot of "obsessions," and therefore, my Obsession Mondays were born.

If there's one odd thing I find myself looking up for hours on end, it's quotes. Most specifically, those of the inspirational variety. I don't even know how it started or why. All I know is that I can spend forever on the "Quotes" board of Pinterest, pinning to my own personal board of quotes.

I think what I've come to like most about them is how something another person said can speak to me so personally. Some quotes make me realize that I'm not the only person in the world who's encountered a difficult situation. I'm not the only one who has been sad or frustrated or confused.

Knowing that other people can say something that speaks so well to me and that seems so wise encourages me. I like knowing other people had a rough time and made it out alive, even succeeded.

So, in keeping with this theme of quotes, here are a few of my favorites:

"Worrying will not change the outcome"

"The best way out is always through"- Robert Frost

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple"- Dr. Seuss

"No great thing is suddenly created"

"Not everything will be okay but some things will"

"Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still"

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses"- Abraham Lincoln

I have a million more and you can see them (if you'd like) on my Pinterest board. :)