With the stress of school, the responsibility of running a student club or having a job, spending quality time with your favorite people, lack of sleep and keeping your grades up; it might be easy to get overwhelmed by stress and negative thoughts. Fortunately, I'm blessed to have many supportive people in my life that I can always count on to lift me up when I'm down. Most importantly, they remind me about how important positive thinking is, and how just a few sincere words have the ability to turn your day around!

I hope these short list of positive thoughts can brighten your day!

1. "This too, shall pass."

we get so overwhelmed by something that we forget that most things in life are temporary and are most likely to get better!

2. "The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do."

We often become more afraid of doing something we really want to do than we should. Once you achieve that one thing that you are so stressed about, your confidence is going to grow so much more!

3 "You wont know all the answers, you wont get everything right but once you learn you don't have to know 'em, you''ll sleep the best at night."

Let's admit it, we've all spent countless nights overthinking every single thing in our life. Sorting things out takes time and most likely won't get solved overnight, no matter how many times we think about it!

4. "Sunshine all the time makes a desert."

Even though happiness is very important, its ok to have harsh times, as they help us keep growing and understanding ourselves and the world.

5. "By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before."

Remember you're doing the best you can, which is more than enough!

6. "The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow."

Kelly Clarkson got it right.

7. "Your speed doesn't matter, forward is forward."

When it seems like everyone else has their life together, just remember its ok to go at your own pace.

8. "Being a sleepy girl with a busy life is hard."

It's a struggle, but it's also kind of funny.

9. "It always seems impossible until its done."

I once thought it was impossible for me to run on only four hours of sleep. Enough said.

10. "Change your thoughts and you change your world."

Perspective is everything! Seriously though, when you look at something too closely, it might seem more unbearable than if you take a step back, take a nap and look at it again.

11. "You are more powerful than you know, you are beautiful just as you are."

Never underestimate all you are able to do!

For every time you fall, you gotta stand up one more!

13. "Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny."

No matter what, everything you go through helps you become the wonderful person you are and are meant to be.

14. "Just keep swimming."

Through a week full of exams, project, and/or papers, or just stressful life stuff, just keep swimming!