Some Hopeful Quotes For Tough Times

It’s no secret, the Covid-19 pandemic is resulting in some tough times for many of us, and it may be all too easy to feel like hope is hard to come by. But hope will always be there, it’ll shine past the shadows, and it’ll uplift spirits even through troubling times. Here are some hopeful quotes to help get you through these troubling times.

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” - Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

“It’s always something, to know you’ve done the most you could. But, don’t leave off hoping, or it’s of no use doing anything. Hope, hope to the last!” - Charles Dickens, English whose works include A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and A Tale of Two Cities.

“Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget, that until the day God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, Wait and Hope.” - Alexandre Dumas, French author whose works include The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.

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How to Stay Happy in an Era of Social Isolation

There’s no doubt about it, these are scary times. The spread of Coronavirus and Covid-19 have much of the world in a panic, but as cooler heads prevail and measures are being taken to stop the spread, many health officials are recommending preventative social isolation. While the measure may sound extreme, it may also be necessary to mitigate the damage this virus could do, so for those worried about how to stay happy during social isolation, here are a couple of ways to do it.

Pick up the phone. Our phones are no longer phones, they’re supercomputers capable of performing thousands of different tasks, many of them simultaneously, and have evolved from being communication devices to entertainment devices. But you know what? They can still make phone calls. If you’re feeling the sting of social isolation, there’s nothing to say you can’t call up a friend, family member, or loved one, and just chat. Hearing a human voice on the other end can go a long way towards keeping you happy in troubling times, the way text never could.

Video chat. And as if it weren’t already obvious, thanks to those super capable smartphones, or any other camera-equipped device, we can add an element of video to those voice calls. Long the tool of long distance relationships, video chat will never replace the feeling of someone being there, but it’ll go a long long way towards combating loneliness and keeping you happy.

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