Try One of These Mantras to Boost Your Mood

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”— kaiden.deck

“This too shall pass.”—findingnell5

“One day at a time.”—amyvega12

“Better days are coming.”—xo_doll

“We will meet again.”—hannah_jord

“I hate this Twilight Zone episode!”—jenniprzy8.3

“Running isn’t canceled. I can still run and running makes me happy. ‘Endorphins. Running is a blessing in this time of pandemic,’ I tell myself as I run over and over.”—sandracabral5

“I just keep thinking better times are coming... just got to be patient (which isn’t my strong point). Time to get stronger with that!”—runs_with_tattoos

“The sun will shine on us again.”—rudresh9029

“Also this will end.”—metteklitmoller

“It’s only for a season. Next season is just around the corner. Stay strong.”—jade.blackford

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“I run for those who can’t.”—runningtofindmyself

“I get to run tomorrow! Everyday.”—loststardust

“I still have running.”—msullivansilva

“Nothing stops the show.”—jaylaw

“Never take for granted the ability to be able to go outside for a run.”—lilmommywendy

“Every kilometer I am getting stronger and stronger.”—i_am_mkhozana

“Run. Streak. April.”—cuquicogworks

“Same mantra that goes through my head on every run. I don’t think about this crap when I’m out there. That’s my time.”—goodin_goods

“You don’t need a race to be a runner, just as you don’t need playoffs to be a ball player. You just keep playing.”—templeton_run_club

“My body was built to run.”—ladymamala

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“Progress not perfection.”—moxie262

“Control what you can control.”—lisa_marie_wb

“‘I can do hard things’ and ‘Just do the next right thing.’”—ssfzollweg

“I just keep telling myself ‘one more step’ over and over. It’s simple, but when you have runner’s brain you need something small and easy to focus on!”—cnslider

“I can, I will! (Applies to resting, running, eating an extra ice cream bar, learning a new programming language, etc!)”—tsheks

“Worrying won’t improve the present or the future.”—lgriebes

“There are things you can’t control and there are other you can.”—la_yvette_bvp

“Run the mile you’re in.”—sydneyrubert

“One day at a time.”—tatedub

“Life is 10 percent of what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it.”—_grassy_knoll_

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“F.E.A.R.—Face Everything and Rise.”—lorilikes2run

“Fear is boring.”—paul_touf

“Fear—a word everyone talks about lately. I choose to think of it differently and go back to an old favorite. Fear - Face Everything and Rise.”—runeatcoffeerepeat

“No pain! Especially when I go for runs or a cross-training day.”—runlongoria

“You’ve got this. Dig in. Come on you can do this. Big breath, relax. This isn’t the hardest thing you’ve pushed through, suck it up get going.”—gfinstructorpnorthcityfitness

“Don’t. Give. Up. Just. Yet.”—ima_beck_key

“You didn’t come this far to only come this far.”—bclark.__

“The devil said to me ‘you can’t handle the storm.’ Today I whisper in the devil’s ear ‘I am the storm.’”—pete.mc.s

[Try One of These Mantras to Boost Your Mood]

“Inhale courage. Exhale fear.”—tonypapola

“This is tough, but I’m tougher.”—kaden_zipen

“Tough times don’t last, tough people do.”—lex_flo

“Sh*t happens but better never stops.”—baby_and_the_beard

“I’m tougher than this.”—jharrings

“Airplanes don’t take off with the wind but against it.”—jgetman24

“It’s not about winning, it’s about not giving up.”—jengovostis

“Keep moving forward.”—advice5ktt

“Dig deep. There’s strength in there to take you the next mile.”—optinerdcrystal

“No retreat, no surrender.”—tfacciani

“If I can take it, I can make it.”—csharma28

“The wind is my friend, it makes me stronger.”—jllrem

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“Have courage and be kind.”—bachaelfit

“Every day is a new day. So, make the best of it. I’m alive and well.”—e_zazza13

“Just another day for you and me in paradise.”—_sweitz

“Just breathe. Simple and oh, so difficult sometimes.”—buckeyeteach21

“Shortly after each run and or exercise, no matter how long, I always find myself in the shower. Washing away all the dirt and sweat and stretching out my muscles. I always think to myself, Races - Places.”—jolly_zero__

“Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Quote from Dory [in Finding Nemo]. Works for running and life in general.”—jolivingcali

“I made a ‘happy pandemic’ playlist that I blast and I don’t think, I just ride the oldie wave of pop music to better days.”—happilymya

“Flexibility is key now. Breathe!”—edna_havlin

“Be kind. Keep moving forward.”—maybeelizabeth_

“It’s OKAY if it’s hard. It’s NOT okay to quit.”—jenruns2020

“Breathe in, breathe out, move on.”—rmccarry

“Always look on the bright side of life.”—strong__runner

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