10 Inspirational Quotes to Embrace Life in 2024 and Beyond

Words have the power to shape our minds and experiences. I’ve gathered this collection of inspirational quotes to help serve as ten different and distinct lighthouses to help guide your way through 2024 and beyond!

Let’s take a look:

“If you think small, your world will be small. If you think big, your world will be big.”

With each new year, we’re given a clean slate and an opportunity to reimagine the life we want to have. Now is the time to open up to our biggest hopes and dreams.

And we can choose to turn up the dial!

If it’s hard for you to tap into your imagination, surrendering your dreams to your higher power is a powerful tool. Remember that life has bigger dreams for you than you can begin to imagine for yourself.

Explore more here: How do you see the world?

“Today, I’ll choose courage over comfort.”

This one speaks to one of my words for 2024: Discipline. I’m learning the value and payoff I have from stepping out of my comfort zone and embracing discipline mixed with determination.

I think of comfort as a soft, fluffy blanket I can wrap myself in. Courage, on the other hand, takes so many forms. It can mean taking the risk to be more real and vulnerable. It can also mean having the courage to embrace new routines and ways of being in this world.

Does it feel like this is the year for you to step out of your comfort zone?

Courage might bring you closer to your dreams.

This is your year.

Read more Brene Brown quotes here.

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” (Amazing inspirational quote)

Our view is often obscured by things we’ve experienced in the past. Sometimes, it’s hard to appreciate that crisp morning view when our minds are preoccupied with something we face internally.

Still, we can be nudged into appreciating the newness of the moment in front of us.

This quote makes me think about lesson 7 in A Course in Miracles, which states: “All I see is the past.” So often, our minds are bogged down by memories and feelings we attach to different things we see.

But we have the ability to see things fresh and new. This is a miracle!

In this new moment, we can take a breath and let go of our past. We can become instantly more aligned with our purpose.

We can start every day with a clean slate.

For more, read about the Tao Chapter 11 here.

“The perfect moment is this one.”

If there is one gift we can give to ourselves, it is to remain centered in the present moment.

To me, this is the definition of being really alive.

We can waste precious time wishing the moment we’re in was somehow different than it is right now.

But if we can trust in our higher power, we can believe we’re in this precise moment because it’s where we are meant to be.

Life is happening here and now.

“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.”

J.K. Rowling reminds us that we have the power to transform our world. Everything we need is within.

We are far more powerful than we think!

Maybe this is the year when we begin to grasp the potential within ourselves.

This reminds me of the words Glenda the Good Witch shared with Dorothy, “You’ve always had the power, my dear.”

Read more about ‘following the yellow brick road’ here!

“Write in on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” (Inspirational quote to live by)

I personally love this one.

Having a passion for your day is a gift!

Abraham Hicks talks about envisioning your perfect day before it even starts. How do you see your day unfolding hour by hour? What will you be doing at 9 am? Or at noon? Can you envision a wonderful night at home and a relaxing sleep?

Every day offers opportunities to explore the vast landscapes, even if from your laptop at home.

See empowering Abraham Hicks’ quotes here.

“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.”

What are you going to write? What do you see happening this year?

One thing that helps to get me inspired is creating my vision board or vision book. Both reflect our ability to manifest our deepest dreams and desires.

See my step-by-step instructions here:

Create a vision board to set the tone for the new year.

Read how a vision book opened my world to new beginnings.

Imagine how you want to feel at the close of this year. What feelings do you want to have? What will you feel grateful for? How will you feel when you sit quietly and reflect upon this past year?

“Your dreams don’t have to be lofty. They just have to be lived.”

This quote is about taking action.

Every day, take steps toward the vision and dream you have for yourself and your life. Move the needle.

Get in touch with your dreams.

Allow yourself the freedom to see them, embrace them, and become them.

See tips on taking micro steps toward living the life of your dreams.

“It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald

It’s never too late.

We can lose our way so quickly, and we often do. But we have the power to start over. And this is our secret weapon.

And we can be kind to ourselves and choose to begin again.

Start over. Minute to minute. Day to day. That’s the gift we’re given. We can choose to start new.

So, which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

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(This post was originally published on Jan 4, 2021, and has been updated for improved clarity and thoroughness.)