give me your best "it will be alright" quote or saying

Everything will be alright in the end. if it is not alright, it is not the end.

This saying gave me hope when we had been trying to conceive for 18 months. I was pregnant soon afterwards.

LadyCybill, my dad (2x Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor) always says:
'When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.'

Sending warm thoughts to you for the best outcome possible. And some to others reading who are going through similar - I have a feeling there will be legions.

(This thread is reminding me why I love MN so very very much. Our tribe of all these wise, loving, big sisters, aunts, mums and grandmas out there in the ether, who put out a paw when you feel like you can't go on.)

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well...

It'll all come out in the wash.

Don't Give Up

In this proud land we grew up strong
We were wanted all along
I was taught to fight, taught to win
I never thought I could fail

No fight left or so it seems
I am a man whose dreams have all deserted
I've changed my face, I've changed my name
But no one wants you when you lose

Don't give up
'cause you have friends
Don't give up
You're not beaten yet
Don't give up
I know you can make it good

Though I saw it all around
Never thought I could be affected
Thought that we'd be the last to go
It is so strange the way things turn

Drove the night toward my home
The place that I was born, on the lakeside
As daylight broke, I saw the earth
The trees had burned down to the ground
Don't give up
You still have us
Don't give up
We don't need much of anything
Don't give up
'cause somewhere there's a place
Where we belong

Rest your head
You worry too much
It's going to be alright
When times get rough
You can fall back on us
Don't give up
Please don't give up

'got to walk out of here
I can't take anymore
Going to stand on that bridge
Keep my eyes down below
Whatever may come
And whatever may go
That river's flowing
That river's flowing

Moved on to another town
Tried hard to settle down
For every job, so many men
So many men no-one needs

Don't give up
'cause you have friends
Don't give up
You're not the only one
Don't give up
No reason to be ashamed
Don't give up
You still have us
Don't give up now
We're proud of who you are
Don't give up
You know it's never been easy
Don't give up
'cause I believe there's the a place
There's a place where we belong

Peter Gabriel

I too love Desiderata for this, but also Dire Straits said it quite nicely: "Why worry? There should be laughter after pain. There should be sunshine after rain. These things have always been the same. So why worry now?"

This thread is fantastic.

OP, I appreciate that you might have posted in chat so that it would disappear but with your permission I'd like to nominate it for classics.

The only way out is through.

The trick is to keep breathing.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

This too shall pass.

Enfin, du courage!

Every so often I like to watch again.

I find it it usually puts things into perspective .

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

It is what it is.

Twill all come out in the wash.

From my favourite film, Shakespeare in Love. I love the blind optimism.

Henslowe: It will all turn out well.
Fennyman: How?
Henslowe: I don't know. It's a mystery.

"After the darkness, light"

"Happiness can be found, in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light"

And one that I can't remember the exact wording but basically "your record for getting through shit days so far is 100%. That's not bad"

This by Felix Dennis

Not all things go wrong, and knowing
This, be wary of despair,
As you go through hell — keep going,
Make no brave oasis there.

Through the shadowlands of grieving,
Past the giants, Doubt and Fear,
Heartsick, stunned, and half believing —
Heed no whisper in your ear.

Not all things go wrong — and after
Winter’s famine comes the spring,
Kindness, beauty, children’s laughter —
Joy is ever on the wing.

For me embracing the good things was hard after a long period of awfulness, or even seeing any good things amongst all the awful stuff happening. This poem and Invictus (posted up thread) has kept me going. Also of course the 'this too shall pass' mantra.

Thanks for this thread OP. My day unexpectedly turned to complete shit and so I went back to look at my quote posted above (and others).

I recently asked my neighbour (in her late 80s and who’d led an interesting life with stories to tell, etc) what she had learnt most from life. She said “There are times in life when you go through a hard time, and at the time it seems like it’s the end of the world... but you get through it. You always come out the other side”

Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final ~ Rilke

This thread is wonderful. It's helping me a lot with something I'm going through. Thank you all.

Mine has been said many times over, "This too shall pass."

If there were no endings there would be no beginnings.

Tomorrow is another day

Tomorrow may be better, it may even be worse, but at least it will be different

Good luck

One day this will all be 20 years ago.

Sorry things are a bit shit OP. Hope it all gets better.

Just saw this quote on fb and thought of you -

A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.
~ Irish proverb

Nil desperandum, op, It'll all come out in the wash.

Tough times don't last but tough people do

Even the worst day only lasts 24 hours,
Even the worst hour only lasts 60 minutes,
Even the worst minute only lasts 60 seconds.

Take it day by day,hour by hour,minute by minute,second by second...and before you know it,this too shall pass.