Encouraging Words for a Friend

Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.
- Edward Thorndike

The power of words became clear to me when a couple of years back I met with a crisis. It was my first job and not a very good time for me in office. There were certain ambiguities in the instructions of a certain client and I had completely goofed up in interpreting them. And then what? I had a 'serious' talk with my boss and you know what kind of talk it was. Everything seemed so dull and boring, and I felt like the biggest loser on Earth. And just when I needed it, came the strength in these words "You need to lean back a little to leap further". These words came from Jessie, an old friend of mine. It made me feel better instantly and I realized what power encouraging words for a friend hold.

Encouraging Messages for Friends
Here are some encouraging messages for a friend that could just be just the motivation your friend needs:

• Do your little bit in this world, 'coz its small matches that light up great torches.
• When God takes away something, remember that He is ensuring that your hands are free to grab new opportunities.
• Don't chase love for it is like a butterfly. The more that you run after it, the further it flies away. Leave it alone and it will come to you when you least expect it.
• Fall in love again if you have once lost the game. For remember, every rainbow comes only after it rains.
• Menu for a special breakfast for you today - a plate full of love, a bowl filled with appreciation, a spoonful of hope, a forkful of care and a glass, full of prayers. Enjoy your meal without any worries, for you are under God's care.
• A bend in the road is not the end of it, provided you can turn with it.
• Life is like a game of cards that you may sometimes win or sometimes lose. No matter what your cards you hold, be it a club, a spade or a diamond, always play with a Heart!

Encouraging Sayings and Quotes for Friends
Below I have listed some encouraging sayings and quotes for friends.

• "It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed". - Theodore Roosevelt
• "The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one". - Elbert Hubbard
• "Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them". - Washington Irving
• "Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome". - Samuel Johnson
• "What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly". - Richard Bach
• "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds". - Albert Einstein
• "Fortune favors the brave". - Publius Terence
• "Rome was not built in one day". - Idiom

Read more on:

• Inspirational Quotes For Difficult Times
• Positive Attitude Quotes.

Encouraging Phrases for Friends
It's not just inspirational quotes and sayings that would help to trigger positive thinking in your friends. Whenever we need encouraging words for a friend, most of the time we are at a loss. We instantly think of rushing to the nearest library or logging on to the internet. However, we often forget that it isn't always famous words that encourage an individual. Sometimes simple and the most commonly used words could be used as encouraging phrases for friends. Here are some phrases and short comments, that would inspire not only your friend but any stranger as well. Just know when to use them. So go ahead and include these in your regular vocabulary.

• Way to go buddy!
• That was amazing. How did you do that?
• That was so smart of you!
• You make a great friend.
• I appreciate your being there.
• I trust you.

Do these phrases sound ridiculously simple? Well they are, yet they are effective and the fact is, that during the time of crisis it is just these simple words that fail to come to our minds. Encouraging words for a friend do not need to be some profound philosophy every time. Just words of appreciation and encouragement may be enough to keep the confidence crisis of your friend well in check. All you need to do is be able to see when your friend needs you and be there with the right words to boost his self esteem. All the best!