87 Inspirational Quotes When Stressed and Overwhelmed
It is tough dealing with stress and feeling overwhelmed, so we have put together a list of all the best inspirational quotes when stressed to help you find some peace.
And if you’re looking for short encouraging sayings for tough times.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Inspirational Quotes When Stressed
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” — Dan Millman
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” — Etty Hillesum
“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” — Benjamin Franklin
“You can’t always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” — Wayne Dyer
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” — Walter Anderson
“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” — Hans Selye
“Give yourself the same care and attention that you give to others and watch yourself bloom.” — Unknown
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” — William James
“You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared and anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you human.” — Lori Deschene
“Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.” — Robert Eliot
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
“Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.’” — Eckhart Tolle
“Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.” — Unknown
“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.” — Dalai Lama
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” — Seneca
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” — Epictetus
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” — Marcus Aurelius
“No man is free who is not master of himself.” — Seneca
“When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.” — Epictetus
“The tranquility that comes when you stop caring what they say. Or think, or do. Only what you do.” — Marcus Aurelius
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.” — Epictetus
“He who is brave is free.” — Seneca
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” — Marcus Aurelius
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“It never ceases to amaze me the precious time we spend chasing the squirrels around our brains, playing out our dramas, worrying about unwanted facial hair, seeking adoration, justifying our actions, complaining about slow Internet connections, dissecting the lives of idiots, when we are sitting in the middle of a full-blown miracle that is happening right here, right now.” — Jen Sincero
“When you say yes to others, make sure you’re not saying no to yourself.” — Unknown
“Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” — Eleanor Brownn
“Caring for yourself is not self-indulgent. Caring for yourself is an act of survival.” — Andre Lorde
“Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.” — Carrie-Anne Moss
“There is enough time for self-care. There is not enough time to make up for the life you’ll miss by not filling yourself up.” — Jennifer Williamson
“It’s when the well runs dry we appreciate the worth of water. Don’t let your well run dry.” — Benjamin Franklin
“You were born to be real, not perfect.” — Unknown
“Even if you have to wait a little longer than you were expecting and even if the process ends up being a little harder than what you prepared for, keep trusting and waiting to see what the Lord has in store, having full faith in his ability to continually provide a way for you.” — Morgan Harper Nichols
“Close your eyes. Relax your forehead. Release your jaw. Take a deep breath. You’ve got this.” — Unknown
“You have to stop thinking you’ll be stuck in your situation forever. We feel like our hearts will never heal or we’ll never get out of this impossible struggle. Don’t confuse a season for a lifetime. Even your trials have an expiration date. You will grow, life will change, things will work out.” — Brittney Moses
“Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day, and the rest will fall into place.” — Unknown
“If you aren’t taking care of yourself first, how can you be in a position to take care of anyone else?” — Minimalism
“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” — Lao-Tzu
“Self-care is: Self-love, Self-respect, Self-esteem, Self-worth.” — Minimalism
“Self-care is not an expense, it’s an investment.” — Unknown
“This too shall pass.” — Unknown / Persian Adage
“Staying positive doesn’t have to mean you have to be happy all the time. It means that even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming.” — Unknown
“Love yourself when you’re tired. Love yourself when you’re weak. Love yourself when you’re confused. Love yourself when you’re broken. Love yourself until you’re restored.” — Unknown
“Rainbows need rain, healing needs hurt, and love needs you. Stand in your light! You are worthy.” — Alex Elle
“Stress has a tendency to blind you from your blessings. Look for the silver lining.” — Unknown
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” — Hermann Hesse
“Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” — Wayne W. Dyer
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” — Joseph Campbell
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” — Confucius
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.” — Proverb
“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.” — James Allen
“To experience peace doesn’t mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.” — Jill Bolte Taylor
“The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.” — Eckhart Tolle
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.” — Leonard Bernstein
“Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle.” — Bill Phillips
“Calmness is the cradle of power.” — Josiah Gilbert Holland
“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” — Sydney J. Harris
“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” — David Allen
“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.” — Aesop
“My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.” — Ashton Eaton
“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” — Winnie the Pooh
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
“You can do anything but not everything.” — David Allen
“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.” — Bryant McGill
“There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” — Willa Cather
“Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be.” — Eckhart Tolle
“It is not things that upset us, but our judgments about things.” — Epictetus
“The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.” — Marcus Aurelius
“Give your stress wings and let it fly away.” — Terri Guillemets
“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” — Lily Tomlin
“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.” — Mark Black
“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace.” — Randy Armstrong
“A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.” — John Lubbock
“There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” — Charles R. Swindoll
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside of you that is greater than any obstacle.” — Christian D. Larson
“Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.” — Robert Tew
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
“One day at a time.” — AA Slogan
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You are braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — Christopher Robin
“Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.” — Joan Borysenko
