letting go of negative thoughts quotes
We all have negative thoughts sometimes, but I want to encourage you to use these quotes about negativity to help you stop those awful thoughts in their tracks.
Whether it comes from a place of insecurity, mental health or negative emotions, overcoming negativity is possible with some powerful quotes.
Here are quotes about negativity:
stop negative thoughts quotes
“It’s hard to stop negative thoughts, but it is not impossible. You just need to shift your focus to positive thoughts and avoid going down the spiral of negativity and self-pity.”
― Dee Waldeck
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.”
— William James
“It’s only a thought and a thought can be changed.”
— Louise Hay
“It is not always possible to do away with negative thinking, but with persistence and practice, one can gain mastery over them so that they do not take the upper hand.”
― Stephen Richards
“There are so many people who will tell you that you can’t do this, but you have to make sure that your voice isn’t going to be one of them.”
― Pooja Agnihotri
“So what is the one thought that can successfully interrupt every negative thought pattern? It’s this: I have a choice.”
— Jennie Allen
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”
— Willie Nelson
overcoming negativity quotes
“The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.”
— Sharon Salzberg
“Life can show up no other way than the way in which you perceive it.”
— Neale Donald Walsch
“You have to shake off the negative things people have said about you. Shake off the low self-esteem and the inferiority and start carrying yourself like a princess. Start walking like a princess. Start talking like a princess. Start thinking like a princess. Start waving like a princess!”
— Joel Osteen
“You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life.”
— Joel Osteen
“If you find yourself living in a world where there is only cynicism, negativity, and distrust, you need to realize that it’s a world of your own making. There is a more beautiful world out there to be known, but you have to be able to see it.”
— Erwin Raphael McManus
"Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power."
— Shirley MacLaine
"A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory."
— Arthur Golden
letting go of negative thoughts quotes
“If you hear a voice within you say ‘You cannot paint.’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”
— Vincent Van Gogh
“Believing in negative thoughts is the single greatest obstruction to success.”
― Charles F. Glassman
“To build self-esteem, you have to outface your negative beliefs about yourself and change them.”
― Asmaa Dokma
“The language we use is extremely powerful. It is the frame through which we perceive and describe ourselves and our picture of the world.”
— Iben Dissing Sandahl
“Your thoughts carry you wherever you want to go. Weak thoughts don’t have the energy to carry you far!”
― Israelmore Ayivor
“Deal with your negative patterns before they become habits because habits are hard to break.”
― Germany Kent