It seemed perfectly possible that, in spite of my certainty of my own genius, I might die of some illness, or perhaps even in a street accident, before I had ever glimpsed the meaning of life. My moods of happiness and self-confidence convinced me that I had a "destiny" to become a famous writer, and to be remembered as one of the most important thinkers of the century.
One golden day redeems a weary year
He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.
Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.
Happiness is the result of an attitude of mind. I believe you can build it out of small things.
Happiness is the most elusive thing for human beings to find.
No matter how you feel today, get up, dress up & show up
I think I've wasted some of my time, but used most of it well, and have realized that my life is not separate from other people's lives or from the universe. I think our moments of happiness really come from a feeling of unity.
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
A perverse temper and fretful disposition will make any state of life whatsoever unhappy.
Basically, you can live your life in one of two ways. You can let your brain run you the way it has in the past. You can let it flash any picture or sound or feeling, and you can respond automatically on cue, like a Pavlovian dog responding to a bell. Or you can choose to consciously run your brain yourself. You can implant the cues you want. You can take bad experiences and sap them of their strength and power. You can represent them to yourself in a way that no longer overpowers you, a way that "cuts them down" to a size where you know you can effectively handle things.
If you believe you are an effect of the world around you - that your happiness is dependent on this thing or that person - then you are always going to be a victim of circumstance to one degree or another.
Through embracing the diversity of humans beings, we will find a sure way to true happiness.
Happiness in nature is a double happiness; sorrow in nature is a half sorrow!
Happiness is a choice. You have to choose it - and you have to fight for it.
Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.
It's not insincere to say you're happy if your determined to make it true and live in that consciousness.
As long as we think our lives are not good enough (materially), we will not have happiness. As soon as we realize our lives are good enough, happiness immediately appears. That is the practice of contentment.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
My life has run from misery to happiness.
