--- title: Quotes that Uplift description: A blog post about overcoming struggles with inspirational quotes from various figures including Rosa Parks, Booker T. 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This last week has been a bit more of a struggle than “normal”. My normal. With the cooler Autumn weather, fall brings an intense damp cold, a way higher moisture content, and barometric pressure system changes, which causes a more intense and deep to the bone pain that is hard to manage. My pain especially goes haywire when the barometric pressure spikes or dips rapidly.  One of the things that I do to distract myself from this pain, and to help inspire me, is to read inspirational quotes and stories. Way back, I collected the Chicken Soup For The Soul books, and I found them comforting and inspiring to read. In reading inspirational quotes, I found these to be uplifting and motivating: ![1-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-2277-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-2277-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=1-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-2277-AM.png) ![10-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9032-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/10-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9032-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=10-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9032-AM.png) ![11-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9415-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/11-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9415-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=11-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9415-AM.png) ![12-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9673-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/12-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9673-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=12-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9673-AM.png) ![6-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9690-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/6-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9690-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=6-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9690-AM.png) ![8-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9832-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/8-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9832-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=8-Mar-26-2025-12-01-50-9832-AM.png) ![9-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-1247-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/9-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-1247-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=9-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-1247-AM.png) ![3-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-1581-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/3-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-1581-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=3-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-1581-AM.png) ![2-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-2510-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-2510-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=2-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-2510-AM.png) ![4-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-3032-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-3032-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=4-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-3032-AM.png) ![5-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-3908-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-3908-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=5-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-3908-AM.png) ![7-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-4876-AM](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/hs-fs/hubfs/7-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-4876-AM.png?width=320&height=268&name=7-Mar-26-2025-12-01-51-4876-AM.png)   [#meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/meredithhutton79), [#chronicpain](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/chronicpain), [#complexpain](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/complexpain), [#ComplexRegionalPainSyndrome](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/complexregionalpainsyndrome), [CRPS](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/crps), [#selfcare](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/selfcare), [painwarrior](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/painwarrior), [#spoontheory](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/spoontheory), [#spoonie](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/spoonie), [#back pain](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/back-pain), [#neuropathicpain](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/neuropathicpain), [#painmanagement](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/painmanagement), [#SuicideDisease](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/suicidedisease), [#GalianoIsland](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/galianoisland), [#Galiano](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/galiano), [#invisibledisability](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/invisibledisability), [#inspirationalquotes](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/inspirationalquotes), [#motivationalquotes](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/tag/motivationalquotes) ## Related posts ## [Sunday's Quotes to Inspire Your Week - Inspiring Quotes on Perseverance: My Blog Comeback](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/sundays-quotes-to-inspire-your-week-inspiring-quotes-on-perseverance-my-blog-comeback) [meredithhutton79](https://www.meredithhutton79.com/meredithhutton79/author/meredithhutton79) Apr 27, 2025 9:40:52 PM It seems like it’s been forever since I wrote a blog post. 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