Can you ever have too much encouragement? We think not! We have noticed that our newsfeeds are flooded with COVID-19 news, homeschooling resources for kids and projections on what to expect next - and that is ALL important.
However, we would like to overwhelm you with one thing and one thing alone – support! Below, please find 10 quotes to provide encouragement, because sometimes that is all you want and need to hear. These may also be used to send to a friend, along with a favorite picture of you together, to send some cheer (because it’s the next best thing to being able to have coffee together!).
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There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet. - William Frederick Halsey Jr.
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Your now is not your forever. - John Green
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Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they're supposed to help you discover who you are. - Bernice Johnson Reagon
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Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel. - H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path, and you will find you have crossed the mountain. - Unknown
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Sometimes it’s ok if the only thing you did today was breathe. - Yumi Sakugawa
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Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. - Helen Keller
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars. - Og Mandino
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Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. - Mother Teresa
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Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. - Mary Anne Radmacher
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Additional Resources For Support:
Santa Clara County Behavioral Health/Coping With Stress
During an infectious disease outbreak, take care for your own physical and mental health and reach out in kindness to those affected by the situation.
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2-1-1 / Get Connected / Get Help
If you need assistance finding food, paying housing bills, accessing free childcare, or other essential services, call 2-1-1 and speak to someone who can help. (For the Bay Area, text your zip code to 898-211 or all toll-free 800-273-6222, in addition to dialing 2-1-1 from your service area).
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Silicon Valley Strong / COVID-19 Community Response
As the response to this public health emergency escalates, many residents will feel direct economic impacts from business closures, event cancellations, and layoffs. This landing page serves as a hub with critical updates and resources for vulnerable neighbors--accepting tips for additional information at mayoremail@sanjoseca.gov. This page is updated daily and is currently being translated into Spanish and Vietnamese.
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Please take care as you take one hour at a time. We are all in this together.
Mark Barber, Homes of Silicon Valley