One of the biggest things you can do for yourself during deployment is figure out what you can tell yourself when you hit a low point. Little reminders, quotes, and inspiration can go a long way in helping you get through this time apart. There is something about reminding yourself why you can do this, or even how you can make it through can turn your deployment day around.
If you need some ideas, here is a list of 20 inspirational quotes for military spouses to use during deployment.
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“In the face of adversity, we have a choice. We can be bitter, or we can be better.” – Maya Angelou
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
“Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
“Success is not about the destination; it’s about the journey.” – Zoë Saldana
“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Dolly Parton
“No matter how much it hurts now, someday you will look back and realize your struggles changed your life for the better.” – Unknown
“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” – Jean de La Bruyère
“You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H.G. Wells
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