Brenda Strong Quotes

Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day.

I view the experiences that I have had - both tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts. They've been full of lessons. And I've learned to be open to those lessons.

Keep in mind that no matter how perfectly you get your life in order, you will never be rid of all your problems. Problems are a way of life, always have been, always will be. But how you elect to view those problems is all up to you.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

I have learned how to better handle things as they come.

Problems can be experienced as... a chance for renewal rather than stress.

My life day in and day out is accessing my emotions and bringing them to the forefront.

You don't know how you'll react to things until you live through them.

I think part of being human is learning to roll with the punches, to deal with any kind of personal or professional disaster that might crop up. You have to learn to deal with that stuff or not survive.

Some stuff happened outside of tennis, and it made me realize that you just have to think about yourself, just focus on yourself, and don't worry too much about the other things because they can change very fast from positive to negative.

I've got a lot better at dropping emotions if something goes wrong, or right.

I have had to learn and to understand that sometimes I can't be always be at my best.

The ability to find solutions to life's challenges is what makes us grow as a person.

I have found progress, personal growth, and new and exciting opportunities in my failure. I've grown more comfortable with the fact that in certain circumstances, I'm the person in the room who knows the least about what's going on.

We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond.

It's your choice, what you do with the moment. If you're stuck in a traffic jam, you can get angry and honk your horn, or listen to Mozart. But when you have a very specific expectation of how things should be, then, of course, you end up hurting yourself.

When every situation which life can offer is turned to the profit of spiritual growth, no situation can really be a bad one.

We deal with our mind from morning until evening. This mind can be our best friend or our worst enemy. We should do everything we can to improve outer circumstances - remedying poverty, inequalities, conflicts, and so on - while also doing our best to achieve a state of mind that give us the inner resources to deal with the ups and downs of life.

There are some things we can't choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them

I’m trying to accept where I’m at, not run from it.

On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.

Use whatever challenge comes into your life as a kind of fuel for the flame of consciousness. That is done through surrender to what is. Some people may need more of that than others. If you choose presence in your daily life you may not need the drastic challenges.

If you learn life's lessons, you will do well. If not, life will just continue to push you around. People do two things. Some just let life push them around. Others get angry and push back. But they push back against their boss, or their job, or their husband or wife. They do not know it's life that's pushing.

Welcome the challenges. Look for the opportunities in every situation to learn and grow in wisdom.

Facing difficulties is inevitable. Learning from them is optional.