Freeky Friday: Advice

Happy Friday!


Today's prompt:

Share your favorite positive advice. It could be a quote from a movie, song lyrics, or just a fun catchphrase your great uncle uses!

It was quite difficult to select a single phrase for today's post. Quality advice, in the form of song lyrics, movies or books, comes in and out of life at different times. Sometimes it fits perfectly--it's that one thing that makes sense of everything--and sometimes it's just what we need to hear, even if we don't want to.

So, what to choose? Funny, serious, sound: I have heard an extensive number of each. Everything from "chew your food," to "pay attention to the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves." (Courtesy: my father, and my cousin's swim coach, respectively.)

But, for the purposes of this prompt, I (like Julia) selected a quote from the fifth Harry Potter movie. Harry, while instructing his classmates as they practice magical defenses, offers sage advice that can also apply offscreen, outside the magical world:

"Working hard is important, but there's something that matters even more: believing in yourself."

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Belief in your ability to accomplish something in any area of life, however trivial or significant, is essential. Pair that belief with hard work: you are unstoppable. The two work hand-in-hand and provide a great deal of support in trying times. Both knowing your capabilities and acknowledging your hard work make it easier to work through obstacles and preserve your positive attitude.