If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. –Thich Nhat Hanh
You Need It Daily
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. –Zig Ziglar
The Problem Is Not ‘Out There’
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It’s not what they’re not doing or should be doing that’s the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is ‘out there,’ stop yourself. That thought is the […]
The Importance Of A Good Attitude
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come. –Dalai Lama
You Can Change Your Life
Life is constantly pounding you from the outside with millions of hammer blows, but you have the last word as to how those blows will change you. Humans alone, of all the creatures of earth, can change their own pattern. Humans alone are the architects of their destiny. William James declared that the greatest revolution […]
Just Let It Happen
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. –Albert Camus
Be Sure You’re Going Somewhere
Moving fast is not the same as going somewhere. –Robert Anthony
Think Of The Successes
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. –Helen […]
Persevere
There are but two roads that lead to an important goal and to the doing of great things: strength and perseverance. Strength is the lot of but a few privileged men; but austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails in its purpose, for its silent power […]
Can Happiness Really Be Measured?
I keep seeing these various stories, some of which I’ve linked to from here in the past, about the latest happiness index or some measure of happiness. Can happiness really be measured? Happiness is something you feel inside. How can we possibly put a number on a feeling? Instead of trying to measure happiness, let’s […]
