People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within. -Ramona L. Anderson
Happiness Myths
Over at The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin has been publishing a series of articles called Ten Myths About Happiness. Yesterday, she posted the complete list with links back to each of the articles: Ten Myths about Happiness — Which Do You Believe? The entire series is definitely worth reading. To your happiness!
Happiness Comes From Within
Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves. -Helen Keller
It’s Our Duty To Be Happy
There is no duty we so underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world. -Robert Louis Stevenson
You Can Change The Future
I posted a quote from Tony Robbins earlier today “The past doesn’t equal the future” and wanted to expand on that a little. No matter how bad your past has been, it doesn’t mean that’s how your future will turn out. Each of us has the ability to make a noticeable change in our future. […]
You Can Change The Future
The past doesn’t equal the future. –Anthony Robbins
Vision + Action
Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. –Joel Barker
Happiness Is Taking A Day Off When You’re Sick
I’ve been trying to fight off this cold — or whatever this gunk is that I’ve got. Right now, though, the cold is winning the battle. So I’m taking a rest today. To your happiness!
Life Is . . .
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life […]
Trying Too Hard To Be Happy
Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. -Guilaume Apollinaire Trying too hard to be happy might make it difficult to actually be happy. It’s kind of a paradox, but when we keep looking for happiness it seems to evade us. Building your happiness power is very important […]
