{"quotes":[{"text":"You can't have a wrong mentality about life and expect that you will see the bright side of life.","author":"Bamigboye Olurotimi","tags":["bright-side","brihgt","choice","choices","expect","expectation","future","life","mentality","right","wrong"],"id":5745,"author_id":"Bamigboye+Olurotimi"},{"text":"What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer.","author":"Douglas Adams","tags":["bright-side","dying","humor","survival"],"id":24176,"author_id":"Douglas+Adams"},{"text":"There is greater clarity in the still waters of sadness, something not found in the babbling brooks of more sought after emotions.","author":"Shaun Hick","tags":["bright-side","clarity","despair","desperation","dont-give-up","emotions","faith","grief","hopelessness","inspirational","sadness","silver-lining","water"],"id":25611,"author_id":"Shaun+Hick"},{"text":"While you desire lasting change with positive results, it will take commitment from you to transform your dreams into a reality. Be aware that there can be tough moments when you're ready to throw in the towel. Frustrating times when you may want to quit. When it gets rough or you hit a roadblock, you must forge ahead and keep going. Despite blood, sweat, and tears, do not give up on yourself. You are worth the fight for a brighter future!","author":"Dana Arcuri","tags":["bright-future","bright-side","brighter-future","do-not-give-up","don-t-quit","don-t-quit-on-yourself","dreams","dreams-and-reality","dreams-come-true","dreams-inspirational","dreams","empowering-women","faith","forge-ahead","frustration","goals","goals-and-plans","goals-in-life","hope","inspirational","keep-going","keep-going-on-on","motivational","positive-attitude","positive","positive-results","positive-thinking","positive-thoughts","quitting","roadblock","selfhelp","transform","transformation"],"id":60587,"author_id":"Dana+Arcuri"},{"text":"Happiness is simply a habit of looking on the brighter side of everything.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["bright-side","habit","happiness","happy","richelle","richelle-goodrich"],"id":74903,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Well,” he sighed, squeezing my hand back. “I guess we were both running away in different ways.”“What do you mean?”Dad shook his head. “Your mother took a Mustang. I took a whiskey bottle.” He reached up and readjusted his glasses, an unconscious habit-he always did it when he was making a point. “I was so devastated by what your mother did to me that I forgot how horrible drinking is. I forgot to look on the bright side.”“Dad,” I said, “I don’t think there is a bright side to divorce. It’s a pretty sucky thing all around.”He nodded. “Maybe that’s true, but there are a lot of bright sides to my life. I have a job I like, a nice house in a good neighborhood, and a wonderful daughter.”I rolled my eyes. “Oh God,” I muttered. “Don’t go all Lifetime movie on me. Seriously.”“I’m sorry,” he said, smiling. “But I mean it. A lot of people would kill for my life, but I didn’t even consider that. I took it-and you-for granted. I’m so, so sorry for that, Bumblebee.","author":"Kody Keplinger","tags":["apologize","bright-side","bumblebee","daughter","drinking","for-granted","running-away","sorry","whiskey"],"id":88486,"author_id":"Kody+Keplinger"},{"text":"When darkness falls upon you, turn your face to the sun and your shadows will fall behind you.","author":"Daniel Wicomb","tags":["bright-side","life-changing","positive-outlook"],"id":121684,"author_id":"Daniel+Wicomb"},{"text":"And the ultimate question remains, To live, is it a blessing or the punishment itself ?","author":"Charlyn Khater","tags":["bright-side","charlyn-khater","dark-side","faith","hope","human-nature","life","life-experience","life-lessons","life-philosophy-inspirational","life","pain","pain","philosophy-of-life","sorrows"],"id":196983,"author_id":"Charlyn+Khater"},{"text":"I envied Lesley her unshakable optimism. She always looked on the bright side of things. If they Had a bright side.","author":"Kerstin Gier","tags":["bright-side","envy","optimism"],"id":199986,"author_id":"Kerstin+Gier"},{"text":"If You Are Feeling Blue, Try To Paint The Sky With It. When Its Done, Look At It And Then Definitely The Golden Sun Will Come Out From You To Brighten Up Your Entire Day....","author":"Muhammad Imran Hasan","tags":["blue","bright-side","circle-of-life","down","happiness","happy-life","life","positive-attitude","sky","sun","truth-of-life","up"],"id":200202,"author_id":"Muhammad+Imran+Hasan"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":17,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}