Reset, readjust, restart, refocus.As many times as you need to.
Just don't quit!
I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear.
So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you're capable of doing and what you're not.
-- Michael Jordan
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Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.
If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.
Life is to be enjoyed, not endured
It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.
From childhood's hour I have not been. As others were, I have not seen. As others saw, I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone.
I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed - or worse, expelled. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed.
It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.
I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.
Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.
Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die.
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
Lawful good to lawful evil!" said Simon, pleased."He's quoting Dungeons and Dragons," said Clary. "Ignore him.
Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives.
He was mastered by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wave of being, the perfect joy of each separate muscle, joint, and sinew in that it was everything that was not death, that it was aglow and rampant, expressing itself in movement, flying exultantly under the stars.
Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.
We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are.
Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.
When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
And now I know why they invented words for love, why they had to: It's the only thing that can come close to describing what I feel in that moment, the baffling mixture of pain and pleasure and fear and joy, all running sharply through me at once.
There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.
I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.
Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: "No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
But if everything was always smooth and perfect, you'd get too used to that, you know? You have to have a little bit of disorganization now and then. Otherwise, you'll never really enjoy it when things go right.
Your problem is how you are going to spend this one and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are.
All who joy would winMust share it -- Happiness was born a twin.
If we can just let go and trust that things will work out they way they're supposed to, without trying to control the outcome, then we can begin to enjoy the moment more fully. The joy of the freedom it brings becomes more pleasurable than the experience itself.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love.
Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with soaking joy. But sometimes, under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots, keeping itself alive.
I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what happens when you're alive and that you might as well lie back and enjoy it.
When you feel someone else's pain and joy as powerfully as if it were your own, then you know you really loved them.
She just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about. And Ove realised that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life.
Enjoy every step you take. If you're curious, there is always something new to be discovered in the backdrop of your daily life.
Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.
Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone's entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your lives.
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love—then make that day count!
Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.
Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.
There is darkness in light, there is pain in joy, and there are thorns on the rose.
I give you this to take with you:Nothing remains as it was. If you know this, you canbegin again, with pure joy in the uprooting.
Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Work's important, family's important, but without excitement, you have nothing. You're cheating yourself if you refuse to enjoy what's coming.
I don’t really want to become normal, average, standard. I want merely to gain in strength, in the courage to live out my life more fully, enjoy more, experience more. I want to develop even more original and more unconventional traits
I was a little excited but mostly blorft. "Blorft" is an adjective I just made up that means 'Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum.' I have been blorft every day for the past seven years.
Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots keeping itself alive.
I have known the joy and pain of friendship. I have served and been served. I have made some good enemies for which I am not a bit sorry. I have loved unselfishly, and I have fondled hatred with the red-hot tongs of Hell. That's living.
Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy —the joy of being Salvador Dalí— and I ask myself in rapture: What wonderful things is this Salvador Dalí going to accomplish today?
The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth.
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)
An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.
Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.
When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.
We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world
Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy
I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.
Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.
Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other's achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.
Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Passion is a feeling that tells you: this is the right thing to do. Nothing can stand in my way. It doesn't matter what anyone else says. This feeling is so good that it cannot be ignored. I'm going to follow my bliss and act upon this glorious sensation of joy.
Right now we are here, and nothing can mar our perfection, or steal the joy of this perfect moment.
A flower blossoms for its own joy.
Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling
There is nothing particularly wrong with salmon, of course, but like caramel candy, strawberry yogurt, or liquid carpet cleaner, if you eat too much of it you are not going to enjoy your meal.
Perfect love casts out fear. Where there is love there are no demands, no expectations, no dependency. I do not demand that you make me happy; my happiness does not lie in you. If you were to leave me, I will not feel sorry for myself; I enjoy your company immensely, but I do not cling.
Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,'I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there. I'm signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It's going to be hard but I want to get there.
The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.
nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.
I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter longings. There is an empty place within me where my heart was once.
when we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus
The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
Some kids get called 'bundles of joy' or 'slices of heaven' or 'dreams come true.' We got 'the fifty-fourth generation of DNA experiments.' Doesn't have the same warm and fuzzy feel. But maybe I'm oversensitive.
Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs.
In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy and confusion.
Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.
If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full.
Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to let its vision drown in the swamp of the moment's torture.
As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease. When you act out the present-moment awareness, whatever you do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care, and love - even the most simple action.
I made up my mind not to care so much about the destination, and simply enjoy the journey.
A father has to be a provider, a teacher, a role model, but most importantly, a distant authority figure who can never be pleased. Otherwise, how will children ever understand the concept of God?
Stuffed deer heads on walls are bad enough, but it’s worse when you see them wearing dark glasses, having streamers around their necks and a hat on their antlers. Because then you know they were enjoying themselves at a party when they were shot.
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely.
Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.
There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them.
One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important. Most people enjoy those rare moments when others make them feel important. It is one of the deepest human desires.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.
You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
It was heartfelt, it was heartbreaking. It was extreme joy, it was bone-crushing grief. It was fiery hot, it was icy-cold. It was true love sprouting... it was true love dying.It's like we were both trying to hold onto something that was slipping through our fingers, and we didn't understand why.
There were silences in my head. I could abandon myself completely to the pleasure of multiple relationships, to the beauty of the day, to the joys of the day. It was as if a cancer in me had ceased gnawing me. The cancer of introspection.
After all, you can't truly be happy if you've never known pain. You can't truly feel joy if you've never felt heartbreak. You can't know what it's like to be filled unless you've been empty.
Would you like to know your future?If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator.So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence -- a surprise.
The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now.
Love is happiness, but only when you believe it will last forever. Even though every time it turns out to be a lie, it’s only faith that gives love its strength and its joy.
The more excited I get, the more I vibrate.""Now there's a thought," Lor says."If you mean what I think you mean, you want to shut the fuck up and never think it again," Ryodan says.
Ten long trips around the sun since I last saw that smile, but only joy and thankfulness that on a tiny world in the vastness, for a couple of moments in the immensity of time, we were one.
Work is love made visible. And if you can't work with love, but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of the people who work with joy
You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound.
There are women named Faith, Hope, Joy, and Prudence. Why not Despair, Guilt, Rage, and Grief? It seems only right. 'Tom, I'd like you to meet the girl of my dreams, Tragedy.' These days, Trajedi.
The first ten million years were the worst," said Marvin, "and the second ten million years, they were the worst too. The third ten million years I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline.
Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth — look at the dying man’s struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.
Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.
It wasn't a thing I had consciously missed, but having it now reminded me of the joy of it; that drowsy intimacy in which a man's body is accessible to you as your own, the strange shapes and textures of it like a sudden extension of your own limbs.
Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on Him who has all things safely in His hands.
She blew out a breath between gritted teeth. “Sometimes I really want to”—a frustrated sound—“bite you!” He froze. “I might let you.” “I won’t do it if you’d enjoy it.
Live simply. Deepest joy is like a flower....beautiful in essence.
To see the years touch ye gives me joy", he whispered, "for it means that ye live.
Through all of living have much joy and laughter, life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
In the vastness of space and the immensity of time, it is my joy to share a planet and an epoch with Annie.[Dedication to Sagan's wife, Ann Druyan, in Cosmos]
Not forever does the bulbul singIn balmy shades of bowers,Not forever lasts the springNor ever blossom the flowers.Not forever reigneth joy,Sets the sun on days of bliss,Friendships not forever last,They know not life, who know not this.
Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude.
It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found.
He who binds to himself a joyDoes the winged life destroy;But he who kisses the joy as it fliesLives in eternity's sun rise.
The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.
Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that's even worse
Grace is what picks me up and lifts my wings high above and I fly! Grace always conquers! Be graceful in everything; in anger, in sadness, in joy, in kindness, in unkindness, retain grace with you!
Profound joy of the heart is like a magnet that indicates the path of life.
If it can be verified, we don't need faith... Faith is for that which lies on the other side of reason. Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.
Pain is a byproduct of life. That’s the truth. Life sometimes sucks. That’s true for everyone. But if you don’t face the pain and the suck, you don’t ever get the other things either. Laughter. Joy. Love. Pain passes, but those things are worth fighting for. Worth dying for.
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation then, and a most exhausting one. Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.
...the secret to joy is to keep seeking God where we doubt He is.
Possess. Have. Hold. Enjoy. Control. Dominate. Pick your verb, Ms. Fairchild. I intend to explore so very many of them.
I've done my best, and I begin to understand what is meant by 'the joy of strife'. Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.
The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
Insecurities have the ability to shape and mold our minds to live with everything that’s bad; like crying on the inside, while smiling on the outside…thus creating pain…but, alas, I have the answer; forget about what you thought and enjoy (embrace) what you feel
Mephistopheles: Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it.Think'st thou that I, who saw the face of GodAnd tasted the eternal joys of heaven,Am not tormented with ten thousand hellsIn being deprived of everlasting bliss?
Trust and faith bring joy to life and help relationships grow to their maximum potential.
Joy came always after pain.
You can’t know, sweetie, because you’ve never had a baby become a brilliant young reader with a side interest in horrible television shows, but the joy you bring us is so much greater than the sadness we feel about your illness.
I enjoy almost everything. Yet I have some restless searcher in me. Why is there not a discovery in life? Something one can lay hands on and say “This is it”? My depression is a harassed feeling. I’m looking: but that’s not it — that’s not it. What is it? And shall I die before I find it?
Comparison is the thief of joy.
In the midst of happiness or despairin sorrow or in joyin pleasure or in pain:Do what is right and you will be at peace.
You are the grim, goal-oriented ones who will not believe that the joy is in the journey rather than the destination no matter how many times it has been proven to you.
She, as no other ever could, reached every corner of his heart. His joy, and his salvation.
I am not particularly interested insaving time; I prefer to enjoy it.
Man is, that he may have Joy.
Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled.
Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things.
One discovers that destiny can be diverted, that one does not have to remain in bondage to the first wax imprint made on childhood sensibilities. Once the deforming mirror has been smashed, there is a possibility of wholeness. There is a possibility of joy.
The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy.
Veganism is not a "sacrifice." It is a joy.
when you came you cried and everybody smiled with joy; when you go smile and let the world cry for you.
I spent most of my youth hauling sides of beef and pork to my father's shop. Carrying you is far more enjoyable.""How sweet," Annabelle mumbled sickly, her eyes closed. "Every woman dreams of being told that she's preferable to a dead cow.
There are souls in this world who have the gift of finding joy everywhere, and leaving it behind them when they go.
Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person's capacity to act.
Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life.
Cake is happiness! If you know the way of the cake, you know the way of happiness! If you have a cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy!
There are two types of seeds in the mind: those that create anger, fear, frustration, jealousy, hatred and those that create love, compassion, equanimity and joy. Spirituality is germination and sprouting of the second group and transforming the first group.
Single is not a status, it is a word that describes a person who is strong enough to live and enjoy life without depending on others.
We could all do with a bit more joy in our lives couldn't we? The wonderful thing is that when we start spreading joy, we begin to actually experience more joy in our lives too!
Would you not be happier if you tried to forget her severity, together with the passionate emotions it excited? Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs." - Helen Burns
Enjoy every bit of your life to the fullest. Your compromises and sacrifices will be rewarded.
Marriage as a long conversation. - When marrying you should ask yourself this question: do you believe you are going to enjoy talking with this woman into your old age? Everything else in a marriage is transitory, but most of the time that you're together will be devoted to conversation.
Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling.
Alas, woman is faithful as long as she loves, but you demand that she be faithful without love and give herself without enjoyment. Who is cruel then, woman or man?
Thus we never see the true state of our condition till it is illustrated to us by its contraries, nor know how to value what we enjoy, but by the want of it.
Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
The most beautiful moments in life are moments when you are expressing your joy, not when you are seeking it.
Grateful souls focus on the happiness and abundance present in their lives and this in turn attracts more abundance and joy towards them.
If there is no laughter, Jesus has gone somewhere else. If there is no joy and freedom, it is not a church: it is simply a crowd of melancholy people basking in a religious neurosis. If there is no celebration, there is no real worship.
Love expands your soul with something inexplicably fulfilling. If you die without ever having experienced it, you will miss life's only true joy
I'll take the cemetery," Kane said. He didn't sound excited. Rather, he sounded resigned. "The club might collapse if I go.
Today, just take time to smell the roses, enjoy those little things about your life, your family, spouse, friends, job. Forget about the thorns -the pains and problems they cause you - and enjoy life
I am the lover's gift; I am the wedding wreath;I am the memory of a moment of happiness;I am the last gift of the living to the dead;I am a part of joy and a part of sorrow.
Whether you know or not, you are the infinite potential of love, peace and joy
Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.
Your words will either give you joy or give you sorrow, but if they were spoken without regret, they give you peace.
Don’t quit, and don’t give up. The reward is just around the corner. And in times of doubt or times of joy, listen for that still, small voice. Know that God has been there from the beginning—and he will be there until . . . The End.
Create. Not for the money. Not for the fame. Not for the recognition. But for the pure joy of creating something and sharing it.
The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.
try to enjoy myself when I can - I'll be miserable enough as it is.
All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.
God created me—and you—to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion—namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life.
The dead don't desire revenge, but the happiness of the livng. To dirty your small hands would bring joy to no one.-Kenshin to Eiji
down with hell and heaven and all the religious fussinfinity pleased our parents one inch looks good to us
If you can't enjoy what you have, you can't enjoy more of it.
Joy is thankfulness, and when we are joyful, that is the best expression of thanks we can offer the Lord, Who delivers us from sorrow and sin.
Your pain is a school unto itself–– and your joy a lovely temple.
You are an ocean in a drop of dew,all the universes in a thin sack of blood.What are these pleasures then,these joys, these worldsthat you keep reaching for,hoping they will make you more alive?
The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in our quiet hopes and labors for others.
the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you
Every day has its great grief or its small anxiety. ... One cloud is dispelled, another forms. There is hardly one day in a hundred of real joy and bright sunshine.
The glory of science is, that it is freeing the soul -- breaking the mental manacles -- getting the brain out of bondage -- giving courage to thought -- filling the world with mercy, justice, and joy.
I was kind of excited to go to jail for the first time and I learnt some great dialogue.
Not being excited is to have missed the whole point of life.
We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
I learned you pay for your happiness. That's why I don't expect to be happy all the time. I'd rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later.
Honey, nobody ever knows someone completely. You have to just enjoy what you do know and have faith in the rest.
The goal of prayer is to live all of my life and speak all of my words in the joyful awareness of the presence of God.Prayer becomes real when we grasp the reality and goodness of God's constant presence with 'the real me.' Jesus lived his everyday life in conscious awareness of his Father.
Now that I've found you, it scares me witless to think of anything happening. To you. I'm not used to being... afraid." A sudden realization came to her, "So this is love," she said quietly. "The daily prospect of joy or disaster
Suffering teaches joy.
God wanted to make heaven and the earth is that heaven. Nowhere in the universe there is so much love, life, beauty and peace. Enjoy your stay with the fellow beings.
Wouldn’t the joys of life lose all colour, if life was eternal?
I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.
Joy is the realest reality, the fullest life, and joy is always given, never grasped. God gives gifts and I give thanks and I unwrap the gift given: joy.
It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.
Always try to be joyful and proactively benign to the people. By doing so everyday, people have no control at all over my mood.
Our purest form of joy comes when people we envy get hurt. That most genuine form of joy.
I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.
When you win and the other fellow loses, what do you see? A losing face. There is great joy in losing and making the other person win and have a happy face. Who will be the happiest person? The one who brings happiness to others.
When our emotional health is in a bad state, so is our level of self-esteem. We have to slow down and deal with what is troubling us, so that we can enjoy the simple joy of being happy and at peace with ourselves.
Through their kisses and caresses they experienced a joy and wonder the equal of which has never been known or heard of. But I shall be silent...; for the rarest and most delectable pleasures are those which are hinted at, but never told.
Fair as the moon and joyful as the light;Tot wan with waiting, not with sorrow dim; Not as she is, but was when hope shone bright;Not as she is, but as she fills his dreams.
Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.
Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!
People, he thought, were as hungry for a sight of joy as he had always been--for a moment's relief from that gray load of suffering which seemed so inexplicable and unnecessary. He had never been able to understand why men should be unhappy.
The good life doesn't knock on the door. Joy is a job.
You are joy, looking for a way to express. It's not just that your purpose is joy, it is that you are joy. You are love and joy and freedom and clarity expressing. Energy-frolicking and eager. That's who you are.
For love is a celestial harmonyOf likely hearts compos'd of stars' concent,Which join together in sweet sympathy,To work each other's joy and true content,Which they have harbour'd since their first descentOut of their heavenly bowers, where they did seeAnd know each other here belov'd to be.
Enjoy the limitless bliss consciousness here and now. The reality of you lies much beyond your sensory perceptions and boundaries.
I get it now; I didn't get it then. That life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible...and enjoying everything in between.
And for a moment―for a split second―everything else falls away, the whole pattern and order of my life, and a huge joy crests in my chest. I am no one, and I owe nothing to anybody, and my life is my own.
When I turn back to Jase, he’s again beaming at me. “You’re nice.” He sounds pleased, as if he hadn’t expected this aspect of my personality.
Where humanitysowed faith, hope, and unity, joy’s garden blossomed.
Women were excited after sex, wired becasue in their minds the relationship was on beginning. Men went to sleep m the because for the orgasm had arrived and the relationship was done.
JOY goes against the foundations of mathematics: it multiplies when we divide.
You'll never experience the joy and tenderness of a lifelong love unless you fight for it.
Obedience, fasting, and prayer are laughed at, yet only through them lies the way to real true freedom. I cut off my superfluous and unnecessary desires, I subdue my proud and wanton will and chastise it with obedience, and with God's help I attain freedom of spirit and with it spiritual joy.
Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages.
Embrace relational uncertainty. It's called romance. Embrace spiritual uncertainty. It's called mystery. Embrace occupational uncertainty. It's called destiny. Embrace emotional uncertainty. It's called joy. Embrace intellectual uncertainty. It's called revelation.
I learned from a very young age that if I persued the things that truly excited me, that they would reward in more important ways, like happiness.
The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. (City of God, Book 19)
Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? Am I full of the little things that cheer His heart over me, or am I whimpering because things are going hardly with me? There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes.
Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.
I would be consumed by you,' she said, and blinked her eyes furiously when she felt them fill with tears. 'You would sap all the energy and all the joy from me. You would put out all the fire of my vitality.''Give me a chance to fan the flames of that fire,' he said, 'and to nurture your joy.
We must laugh and cry, enjoy and suffer, in a word, vibrate to our full capacity … I think that’s what being really human means.
Why wait? So precious is this life—this gift—this temporary blindness. Burn and drown and embrace the false dark, then grasp the unthinkable height of resulting joy. For in the end, in the light of truth when the flesh is cast off, there is nothing but this.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realise they were the big things.
I drink to the general joy o’ the whole table." Macbeth
The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell, meeting their earthly needs, making them glad in God, and doing it with a kind, serious pleasure that makes Christ look like the Treasure he is.
Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on youself. Enjoy the ever present game of knowing.
Having just enough life to enjoy being dead.
People don’t realize, he said, how important it is to wake up every morning with a song in your heart.” J. Krishnamurti. “The song stands for a sense of joy in existence, a joy that is free of any good or bad choices.
You are where you are and what you are because of yourself, nothing else. Nature is neutral. Nature doesn't care. If you do what other successful people do, you will enjoy the same results and rewards that they do. And if you don't, you won't.
True beauty radiates not from outer cosmetics, but from the simple joy of making a difference for those that need your voice, passion, and time without expecting or wanting anything in return...
I do not know what is happening. The reason of my waking mind tells me that great evil has befallen and we stand at the end of days. But my heart says nay; and all my limbs are light, and a hope and joy are come to me that no reason can deny. [...] I do not believe that darkness will endure!
The highest prize we can receive for creative work is the joy of being creative. Creative effort spent for any other reason than the joy of being in that light filled space, love, god, whatever we want to call it, is lacking in integrity. . .
I have never read The Joy of Crap. Sounds disgusting. I have, however, read The Joy of Sex. Not in a while, but I think it's one of those classics you can come back to again... and again.
So of course time is necessary. But nevertheless damn painful, for it transforms all the pieces of your life - joy and sorrow, youth and age, love and hate, terror and bliss - from fire into smoke rising up the air and dissipating on a breeze.
David Foster Wallace: Because I'd like to be the sort of person who can enjoy things at the time instead of having to go back in my head and enjoy them then.
If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy. Do not surrender to fate after a single failure. Failure, at most, precedes success.
You can get into a habit of thought in which you enjoy making fun of all those other people who don't see things as clearly as you do. We have to guard carefully against it.
Rich will be my life if I can keep my memories full and brimming, and record them on clear-eyed mornings while I set joyously to work setting pen to holy craft.
Perfection is something we should all strive for. It's a duty and a joy to perfect one's nature... The most difficult thing is love. A loveless, driving person that just competes in the rat race is far from perfection in my book.
Christopher McCandless:"I will miss you too, but you are wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from the joy of human relationships. God's place is all around us, it is in everything and in anything we can experience. People just need to change the way they look at things.
Michael nodded tersely, eyeing a table across the room. It was empty. So empty. So joyfully, blessedly empty.He could picture himself a very happy man at that table."Not feeling very conversational this evening, are we?" Colin asked, breaking into his (admittedly tame) fantasies.
With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.
The Lord did not create suffering. Pain and death came into the world with the fall of man. But after man had chosen suffering in preference to the joys of union with God, the Lord turned suffering itself into a way by which man could come to the perfect knowledge of God.
Beware of those who are bitter, for they will never allow you to enjoy your fruit.
There is not a moment in which God does not present Himself under the cover of some pain to be endured, of some consolation to be enjoyed, or of some duty to be performed. All that takes place within us, around us, or through us, contains and conceals His divine action.
They could not understand the advantage of living contrary to their inclinations in this world in order to enjoy a hypothetical well-being in another.
Those who meet Jesus always experience either joy or its opposites, either foretastes of Heaven or foretastes of Hell. Not everyone who meets Jesus is pleased, and not everyone is happy, but everyone is shocked.
God wants to dance with us. The goal of dancing is NOT to learn the steps. The goal of dancing is to enjoy your partner. We learn the steps but only so we don't have to look down at our feet. We are free to look into the eyes of the one we love.
You can grow like a tall tree, when you enjoy the sun, wind, rain, storms and the stars in the dark nights.
I enjoy melancholic music and art. They take me to places I don't normally get to go.
Be careful with my fiancée. I love her more than life itself.Nick...You make me all fluttery. No one has ever made me fluttery. How do you that?Ridiculously pleased he smiled. What can I say? It's magic. Take care, babe.
Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.
Reconnect to what makes you happy and brings you Joy. If there is something that used to make you happy which you have stopped doing, do it again. Seek to find deeper meaning and significance rather than living on the surface.
Love yourself, even a little bit each day, and your life will bloom into infinite joy.
I want to be with God all the time. But I don't want to be a monk, or totally give up worldly pleasures. I guess what i want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its delights, but also devote myself to God.
To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
He had awoken too late for happiness, but not for strength, and could feel an austere joy, as of a warrior who is homeless but stands fully armed.
She didn’t sound overjoyed. She didn’t sound even slightly joyed.
The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour.
Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfilment.
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Was it always to be like this? she wondered. A moment of joy followed by a new sorrow?
Fullness of joy is discovered only in the emptying of will.
Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.
I am an optimist... I choose to be. There is a lot of darkness in our world, there is a lot of pain and you can choose to see that or you can choose to see the joy. If you try to respond positively to the world, you will spend your time better.
One of the tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
Success is realising the true joy and wonder of life can only be yours if you follow your own intuition, aiming to achieve your bliss.
Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
Instead of bracing yourself for the perils of the unknown, embrace the joy that is here, in your present moment.
The flower replied: you fool! Do you imagine I blossom in order to be seen? I blossom for my own sake because it pleases me, not for the sake of others. My joy consists in my being and my blossoming.
...atheism is not a conscious act of turning away from all gods. It is simply the final destination for those who think. ...you will be pleased to discover that the sky does not fall down on your head. ... if you still want to pray, you can (the success rate of your prayers is unlikely to change).
I undid the wrappings with great curiosity, for Holmes did not normally give gifts. I opened the dark velvet jeweller's box and found inside a shiny new set of picklocks, a younger version of his own. "Holmes, ever the romantic. Mrs. Hudson would be pleased.
In that one moment, I wrapped a thousand others. A lifetime of joy, sorrow, laughter, frowns, smiles, tears... life!
Limitation of one's freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful and creative thing. Freedom exists for the sake of love.
The search for contentment is, therefore, not merely a self-preserving and self-benefiting act, but also a generous gift to the world. You cease being an obstacle, not only to yourself but to anyone else. Only then are you free to serve and enjoy other people.
How is it that from beauty I have derived a type of unloveliness?—from the covenant of peace a simile of sorrow? But as, in ethics, evil is a consequence of good, so, in fact, out of joy is sorrow born.
It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest joy can come
When I see God I see Beauty, I see Love, I see Joy, I see Peace and I see You. God loves us let us love one another.
Religious man was born to be saved, psychological man is born to be pleased.
Be thankful for a breath of fresh air to be alive and well. Allow love and happiness to penetrate throughout your mind and soul. Take time to relax and live in the moment, the now, the present. Enjoy today.
Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.
Joy weathers any storm: Happiness rides the waves.
A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness; happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one’s life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted.
We cry coming into the world, as everyone around us laughs with joy. And we laugh with joy leaving this world, when everyone around us cries.
There can be many opinions on a thing, but there is only one truth."Vashet smiled lazily. "And if the pursuit of the truth was my goal, that would concern me." She gave a long yawn, stretching like a happy cat. "Instead I will focus on the joy in my heart, [...}
I can still bring into my body the joy I felt at seeing the first trillium of spring, which seemed to be telling me, "Never give up hope, spring will come.
There is no greater misery than false joys.
You spanked me,” she told him.“I did.” He lifted her shoulders high enough to push a wedge pillow under the pad. “And I enjoyed it very much. You have a very spankable ass, no?
My heart, for unknown reasons, seems to freeze in motion in my chest. I can see he senses it and he holds his pause to enjoy my suffering, prolonging my ignorance. “Viktor, what?
I have no greater joy than to know that my children walk in truth.
No worries about money, success, fear, joy, pain, sorrow, sex, or love. Absolute zero. No father, mother, girlfriend, lover. The dead are orphans. No company but the silence like a moth's wings. - Garraty's thoughts on death and dying, The Long walk
Nothing is ever truly gone... Not for me, nor for any human being. We can only go forward, unless we are guests in some enchantment that is not is ours. We are condemned to an endless present, and we can never go back-the source of all our joy, and all our sorrow." -Hem at Zelika's grave
So you want me to go to a human orgy, where I will not be welcome, and you want us to leave before I get to enjoy myself? ~Eric Northman
You know what I should do?" Hoshino asked excited. "Of course," the cat said. "What'd I tell you? Cats know everything. Not like dogs.
It’s a shame how much artists have to bleed for people to enjoy their work.
This is an inevitable and easily recognizable stage in every revolutionary movement: reformers must expect to be disowned by those who are only too happy to enjoy what has been won for them.
A lesson for all of us is that for every loss, there is victory, for every sadness, there is joy, and when you think you’ve lost everything, there is hope.
Logan stopped and gazed skyward as the kite began to soar above them, and when he clapped his hands at Ben's obvious joy, she was strucked by the simple truth that sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.
It did not look like the work of God, but it might have represented the handicraft of a God with a joyous sense of humor, a dancing God who loved mischief as much as prayer, and playfulness as much as mischief.
Here the whole world (stars, water, air,And field, and forest, as they wereReflected in a single mind)Like cast off clothes was left behindIn ashes, yet with hopes that she,Re-born from holy poverty,In lenten lands, hereafter mayResume them on her Easter Day."(Epitaph for Joy Davidman)
The subsistence mentality of a person is a prison in which his personal joy is detained. If you want to live in joy, you don't live for yourself alone. Live for others too!
Hope is a dream of which we long to have. Don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't hope for something because hope brings joy and joy brings happiness and its all tied up in a big ball of love.
Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.
It is a disaster that wisdom forbids you to be satisfied with yourself and always sends you away dissatisfied and fearful, whereas stubbornness and foolhardiness fill their hosts with joy and assurance.
I swore that I would not suffer from the world's grief and the world's stupidity and cruelty and injustice and I made my heart as hard in endurance as the nether millstone and my mind as a polished surface of steel. I no longer suffered, but enjoyment had passed away from me.
The positive vibrations of unregulated joy, peace, happiness and tranquility is freedom.
this sounds a little simple, but I think if we didnt know illness we wouldnt really feel the exhiliration of good health. and if we never cried, we wouldnt be able to recognize joy. in a way, the good only gains value when it is contrasted with the bad
The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books
Choose joyful abundance in your heart and be unbounded, free, and relaxed. Be relentless with your choice and you’ll make your mark.
People were excited by violence. What, after all, was the sexual act but a voluntarily endured assault, a momentary death?
An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.
I find myself fascinated by a man who admits to enjoying fairy tales and uses the word "impinge"- barely misses a beat while indulging in a brief girl-on-girl fantasy. You're a man of layers, Ford."Me and Shrek, we're onions.
If you walk in joy, happiness is close behind.
You can enjoy a deep sense of satisfaction and happiness in life despite challenging circumstances. It's all in how you think about it.
If one’s life is so unsatisfying that an unhealthy activity brings a shred of happiness, it is nigh impossible to give it up unless something that brings greater happiness can be enjoyed in its stead. (28)
Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its spring deep down inside. And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens. Only Jesus gives that joy.
Don’t be afraid to step out, enjoy, and be free from everyone’s worries. It is time to live for yourself without guilt or baggage. Smell the fresh air of freedom. You deserve it!
Live your life, sing your song. Not full of expectations. Not for the ovations. But for the joy of it.
This world in which we live needs beauty in order not to sink into despair. It is beauty, like truth, which brings joy to the heart of man and is that precious fruit which resists the year and tear of time, which unites generations and makes them share things in admiration.
Old age is not meant to be survived alone," Man Rapadou said, her voice trailing with her own hidden thoughts. "Death should come gently, slowly, like a man's hand approaching your body. There can be joy in impatience if there is time to find the joy.
Those fine eyes of hers had a disconcertingly direct gaze, and very often twinkled in a manner disturbing to male egotism. She had common-sense too, and what man wanted the plainly matter-of-fact, when he could enjoy instead Sophia's delicious folly?
Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.
The bitterness of joy lies in the knowledge that it cannot last. Nor should joy last beyond a certain season, for, after that season, even joy would become merely habit.
From the house of unbeliefto true religionis a single breath;From the world of doubtto certaintyis a single breath;Enjoy this precious single breath,for the harvestof our whole livesis that same one breath.
Live joy. Be kind. Love unconditionally.
Change the world, I know I won’t,Enthralling as always I hope it remains,A kaleidoscope of joy, sorrow and pain.But my only wish as I take this jaunt,Is for my words on you to impress upon,A smile, a tear or even an angry frown.
For he lives twice who can at once employ,The present well, and e’en the past enjoy.
O the joy of my spirit--it is uncaged--it darts like lightning!It is not enough to have this globe or a certain time,I will have thousands of globes and all time.
Redeemed humanity is still young, it has hardly come to its full strength. But already there is joy enough in the little finger of a great saint such as yonder lady to waken all the dead things of the universe into life.
We think that mercy is a sweeter and easier thing than justice, but it is not so; for justice takes us as we are, but mercy assaults us and batters at the gates of our heart, demanding that we be made new...Sometimes sorrow is easier than joy, and despair more comforting that hope.
Pure joy is rare. That’s why for every meal I eat a really bloody steak.
Perfection is not a destination; it's a never-ending process...Enjoy!
A scientist may not be sure of the answer, but he's often sure he can find one. And that's a condition which is clearly not enjoyed by philosophy.
Wherever you may go; Life is a beautiful thing. Life is like a passing season. It comes and go. Whatever may come, it's better to enjoy the changing seasons.
On romance books: We might assume then that men, major consumers of thrillers, westerns, and detective fiction, enjoy being beaten up, tortured, shot, stabbed, dragged by galloping horses, and thrown out of moving vehicles.
This transformation helped me to become productive and my mindset became focused on change for the better. My identity was the essence of me, and the path without fear was ahead of me as I walked, knowing that happiness, grace, joy, and love were my birthright!
A world without poetry and art would be too much like one without birds or flowers: bearable but a lot less enjoyable.
The time of the autumn floods came and the hundred streams poured into the Yellow River. … Then the Lord of the River was beside himself with Joy, believing that all the beauty in the world belonged to him alone.
You people have a religion of death that fills you with the joy and courage to confront it...I do not. I believe the only essential thing is to be alive.- Abrenucio
And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires.
Happiness and joy are not the same. For what does the fervent craving for joy mean? It does not mean that we wish at any cost to experience the psychic state of being joyful. We want to have reason for joy, for an unceasing joy that fills us utterly, sweeps all before it, exceeds all measure.
Children are supposed to be free spirits and dream chasers, thinking of limitless opportunities. They are supposed to be filled with light that shines with happiness and joy that shouldn’t be dimmed or filled with darkness and fear.
I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.
The kiss intimately relates to the most primitive kind of human contact, which can satisfy all of our needs, like: feeding, enjoying pleasure, tasting, wanting, rejecting, everything we associate with love.
Never enter relationships. Otherwise, suffer the pains that come with it. Enjoy your individuality while you can.
Bondage is when the mind longs for something, grieves about something, rejects something, holds on to something, is pleased about something or displeased about something.
How to Find Your Joylah1. Try new things2. Be open to new friends3. Visit new places4. Listen to new ideas5. Remember each day is a new day6. And it's really no big deal if beads get mixed up every once in a while
Merry hearts are vulnerable to death, don't be over-joyed to the state of oblivion, lest the enemy poison your meal.
I have sent books and music there, and all / Those instruments with which high spirits call / The future from its cradle, and the past / Out of its grave, and make the present last / In thoughts and joys which sleep, but cannot die, / Folded within their own eternity.
Joy is the fountain of youth.
I felt I could turn the earth upside down with my littlest finger. I wanted to dance, to fly in the air and kiss the sun and stars with my singing heart. I, alone with myself, was enjoying myself for the first time as with grandest company.
It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the future.
...the Puritans compressed whatever mirth and public joy they deemed allowable to human infirmity; thereby so far dispelling the customary cloud, that, for the space of a single holiday, they appeared scarcely more grave than most other communities at a period of general affliction.
Happiness was not a word that seemed to apply anymore, when she had lost so many close to her. There was a contentment that felt deeper, that acknowledged and accepted the quieter offerings of small joys—of love and occasional peace in a life that was full of pain.
Don't be too busy climbing the ladder of success and forget your most cherished relationships (friends, family, spouse, etc). EnjoyLife!
For those constantly full of joy, they sometimes feel a little guilty for always feeling so good. That guilt is compassion: it flies in with an attempt to share one's joy with others who do not have it.
From the mud of adversity grows the lotus of joy
Enjoy the rainbow while it lasts and don't chase it when it's gone.
Buffett does enjoy being a billionaire, but in offbeat ways. As he put it, though money cannot change your health or how many people love you, it lets you be in 'more interesting environments.
I wanted to apologize but what could I say? I’m sorry but I’m afraid my fangs might freak you out. Oh and by the way my eyes sort of glow in the dark when I get excited. I hope you’re cool with that.
A truly radical resolution would be to embrace existence just as it is, as the only thing that matters, to proclaim that the world itself is heaven, made for our total enjoyment and fulfillment...
Herein lies the supreme wisdom, human and divine; and the task of philosophy consists in teaching men to submit joyously to Necessity which hears nothing and is indifferent to all.
The silent killer takes hold of our children to make them feel unworthy, to the point that the child we once knew who was so loving, kind, happy, always smiling and filled with joy is now depressed and shattered into a trillion pieces, and who has suicidal thoughts.
From the cradle to the grave, joy and pain is the fertilizer for wisdom.
And now I see the face of god, and I raise this god over the earth, this god whom men have sought since men came into being, this god who will grant them joy and peace and pride. This god, this one word: 'I.
True freedom, which is full joy, is the complete recognition of law and adaptation to it. Bondage comes from ignorance of law or opposition to it.
My mind to me a kingdom is,Such present joys therein I find,That it excels all other blissThat world affords or grows by kind.Though much I want which most would have,Yet still my mind forbids to crave.
Money alone cannot buy pleasure, though it can help. For enjoyment is an art and a skill for which we have little talent or energy.
I didn't want to pick at Micah and me until we unraveled. I wanted to leave it alone and enjoy it. I just didn't know how to do that.
When I opened my case in the hotel, he gestured excitedly at my snakeskin sandals, turquoise suede wedges and silver-speckled jellies. “But you’ve loads of shoes,” he bellowed joyfully. I shook my head sadly. Men just don’t get it, do they? They’re definitely missing the shoe chromosome.
Regardless of whether a relationship brings us joy or sorrow, each relationship gives us the opportunity to grow stronger, nobler, and more compassionate with ourselves and others.
sometime life is full of joy,and sometime life is full of pain and tears but we have to defeat it
We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.
Breathtaking, splendid, wondrous, sublime, all those words describe you, exactly as you are. You are a work of art! Enjoy your beauty!
Spread kindness, caring, and compassion and create your own paradise. Infuse it with joy and you’ve created heaven on earth.
Nurturing a feeling makes it proliferate. Choose wisely. Joy, kindness, love, & caring will illuminate your life.
Swirl into joy today by sharing your caring with the world. Be a pillar of positivity.
Caring is what matters, not stuff or status, just people sharing kindness & joy in a web of the heart that spans the globe.
On a high mountain I stood, And cried the name of Ali, Lion of God.O Ali, Lion of God, King of Men, Bring joy to our sorrowful hearts.
Just the sight of one another, just the sight of our smiles was enough to fill our hearts with the joy of seeing each other again.
The brave who focus on all things good and all things beautiful and all things true, even in the small, who give thanks for it and discover joy even in the here and now, they are the change agents who bring fullest Light to all the world.
Love is my mother. Joy is my sister. Knowledge is brother. Wisdom is my soulmate.
The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!”(Analects 6.11)
I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain. --Valentine, while in Italy (pg 267)
The key is loveIt is the gatewayTo hopeTo joyTo enhanced livingLove is the answer
Happiness is so nonsynonymous with joy or pleasure that it is not infrequently sought and felt in grief and deprivation.
The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When others cry, the other are laughing and making merry. The world is mingled with sadness, joy, happiness, anger, wealth, poverty, etc.
His strength for your weakness! His wisdom for your folly! His drive for your drift! His grace for your greed! His love for your lust! His peace for your problems! His joy for your sorrow! His plenty for your poverty!
It was as if the rare joy that had formed in my heart was replaced by a pale shadow threatening to engulf me at that very moment. Victory didn’t matter now. She did!
Life is like yoga; the only way you can enjoy it is by relaxing into any position you happen to find yourself in.
The apex of mathematical achievement occurs when two or more fields which were thought to be entirely unrelated turn out to be closely intertwined. Mathematicians have never decided whether they should feel excited or upset by such events.
He saw a cross on a wall with another cross behind it, a shadow cross, the shadow of what God left behind when God was gone, the continued need for joy and beauty, a commitment to hope where there appeared to be none, and to grace in spite of everything.
O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been without thee? Thou hast produced cities; thou hast called men scattered about into the social enjoyment of life.
...convinced that in trying to please all, he had pleased none, and had lost his ass into the bargain.
Don't ever be discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead be pleased that you are pressing toward it.
Music is a mixed mathematical science that concerns the origens, attributes, and distinctions of sound, out of which a cultivated and lovely melody and harmony are made, so that God is honored and praised but mankind is moved to devotion, virtue, joy, and sorrow.
Deriving truth from joy may be far more easier than generating joy from the truth.
you shall be told what pleased me to-day in the writings ofHecato; it is these words: "What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself." That wasindeed a great benefit; such a person can never be alone. You may be sure that such a man is a friend to all mankind.
There I was, waiting, afraid I’d never experience the kind of joy yet to come, but hoping for it just the same.
Life is magical for those whose hearts are loving, minds are full with joy, and eyes that are dancing with beauty.
Yes, sex is troublesome and beautiful. And only when we drop our expectations, and know that we'll have moments of great sex and moments when our sexuality confounds, pains, or infuriates us, will we be liberated to enjoy it in a way that's true to ourselves.
Faith is stronger than a stone. Joy is taller than a mountain. Love is wider than an ocean.
Choose love and joy as much as you can in each moment and watch your life transform.
Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons to laugh, and love gives you billion reasons to rejoice.
I asked if you was pleased.’‘Course I’m pleased! You think I’d be mad if I wasn’t pleased?’‘You don’t make a lick of sense,’ he says, but he is smiling now and he takes a step closer to me.
Gloria watched the swollen white orb of a hot-air balloon rising over Navy Pier and knew she had to break it off with Oliver, for he was the type who would never enjoy hot-air balloons, Van Morrison songs, or mess, whether from orgasm or otherwise. But who was she to be dreaming about mess today?
Peace and supreme joy may seem like end-states to practitioners on more difficult spiritual paths, but the path of devotion should be filled with peace and joy from the very beginning. Their absence is an indication that something is amiss. (125)
There is a purpose in life--to raise men nearer to the likeness of God. Whoever seeks that ideal, daily, finds joy; and in no other way can true joy be found.
Only to the degree that people have what they need, that they are healthy and unafraid, that their lives are varied, interesting, meaningful, productive, joyous, can we begin to judge, or even guess, their nature. Few people, adults or children, now live such lives.
All romantic novels end the same way, but it's the process of getting there that provides all the enjoyment.
Yet for quixotic reasons--namely, that I enjoyed writing obits--I had decided to scale back on articles about city life in order to write exclusively about the city's dead. For even less money. It was a strange and inexplicable career move.
I am forever grateful for not knowing—What would have been. WHAT WILL BE holds none of those bittersweet pangs and it is lit w joy.
Choose to hustle now, to work hard now, to make all the sacrifice now. So that you can enjoy your tomorrow. Whatever it is that you suppose to do now. If you don't do it now, it will affect you badly for the rest of your life.
We, as human beings, enjoy freedom of choice.Your attitude is your choice!
There's only one way to tackle life, enjoy a day at the beach, and jump into a Great Lake: Headfirst!
Happiness is a collection of joyful experiences shared with soul friends. Get together and have some fun!
Set goals that make your heart sing. Then achieving them is an experience of uplifting joy.
Why do men have nipples? Because God is a woman and she really wants us to enjoy ourselves, that's why.
As we sail in the voyage of life,the love and joy we shared count more than anything else.Let them feel the rhythm of our heart,share them the music of our soul,for a meaningful, fulfilling moments of today,for a hopeful, promising and joyful tomorrow
God comes down in the evenings to chat with man, enjoy man's company and find out how man faired in the course of the day.
Giving thanks fills you with light and joy so you can shine like the bright star you truly are.
Life is a miracle. We, all of us are creator beings. We are the joyful choice makers.
Spiritual joy is what you experience when you choose to give thanks to God no matter what happens—even when things go wrong.
At the end of the day, what is life? A beautiful journey. Why must we take it so seriously and not enjoy every moment of it? Why not let any person have his chance in anything he desires? ...Why not vanish the hate and forgive? Why not follow our dreams and make them reality?
...the truth of the matter is that we've all got cracks in our spirits, and we have to remember they're only there because we need them.... Otherwise, how could God's grace filter in deep enough to give us the joy and peace we're all searching for in this world. It couldn't, plain and simple.
The "supreme good" and its attainment -- that is happiness. And joy is: response to happiness.
The joy from eating does not come from the exclusivity of the food, but instead from the sensitivity that we eat it with.
If you want more joy in your daily life, smile at the people you meet in the street, the woman sitting beside you on the bus or standing next to you in the queue at the airport, the waiter who brings your food, your colleagues or your employer. There’s a great chance they’ll smile back.
Truthfulness is a luxury, perhaps the greatest, and let me assure you, the most expensive luxury in our life—and happy the man who has been able to enjoy it from his very child hood.
One of the strengths of the belief in Antinous was its appeal to the most sensitive and inward of mystical natures as well as to the exuberant, joyous and ecstatic sides of human experience.
I'm going to enjoy this.”“What?” I asked. “Hell?
I guess you will always bemy heart’s deepest wound.The kind that aches terribly.The kind that time could never heal.I glimpse a memory of youand I feel it!I feel both the joy and the painof loving you.
Love is the antidote to fear, joy is the antidote to sorrow, and hope is the antidote to despair.
Time is an illusion. It is a limitation created by our minds. If we stop measuring everything and just enjoy every moment given, life is going to be a lot more exciting.
Time is not just the hands of a clock. It isn't just a change of seasons either. It is a treasure trove of precious moments, infinite little joys and blessings, precious smiles, tears and heartbeats.
I can’t tell if the flameinside meis a sin or a virtue.Am I closer to holyfor ignoring and abandoningthe lustful desires of my body?Or am I steppinginto the flames of the eternal firefor not indulging,for not satisfying,for not wantingall joys of the earthly pleasures?
I spend most of my time with my friend called “Failure” and I really enjoy it when my best friend called “Discovery” drops by for an occasional visit.
and then I look deep into your eyes and we melt into each other and enjoy that melting, like those things that belong together...(fragment from Passion beneath, chapter Passion)
I, the great and powerful D.S. will create a harem for all the women in the world!!!! For a woman, no greater joy exists in the entire universe than to fuck me, the ultimate sex symbol!!!
Of course there’s a risk that that could happen, but what is the alternative? To never allow myself to get close to anyone ever again? Never know the joy of loving someone for fear that it could end up in tears? My heart might stay safe, but it wouldn’t be much of a life.
Many were the steps taken in doubt, that saw their shapeless ends in no time. Those who travail in faith today will truimph in joy tomorrow. Let faith lead the way.
like a blanket of hope, in your life may all the cold turn to warm...and may all the warmth become a glowing heat, and may all the glowing heat be a wrapped blessing of joy warming your heart
God created sufferings so that joy might appear through its opposite. Things become manifest through opposites. Since God has no opposite, He remains hidden.
Life of any real value or substance is not formed during good times merely enjoyed.
The future toyed with us, it was up to us to try to enjoy the game. But not everyone liked the game or they weren't given the tools to play.
I would rather gain true wisdom than gain false riches. I would rather gain true happiness than false pleasures. I would rather gain true peace than false joy.
Enjoy the movie. I hear the guy gets the girl” I said, my tone bold and flirtatious. “Which guy?” She laughed, playing along. I could hear her smile through the phone. It felt good to make her smile. Really good.I paused before answering, “The one who deserves her.
[At] times we have to grab life with both hands, and twist and squeeze and wrench just to extract one sweet drop from this world: But oh how sweet, how nourishing and wholesome, when we discover that even a drop of joy and beauty and hope is possible.
Only when we truly know rest and celebration can we know how to work and enjoy it. We work from rest, not to get rest.
I am strange;I show different things;So pleaseDon’t think I don’t love youBecause the truthIs the opposite
It’s all about reprogramming our minds to focus more on what brings us joy.
Thoughts are just thoughts, and they can’t hurt you. My thoughts land in my mind like a butterfly; they stay for a while, then flutter away. The butterfly isn’t me. I can step away from it, and watch it, learn from it, enjoy it, without needing to absorb it into my identity.
Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
The joy of discovery is one of the biggest pleasures you'll ever know.
God’s joy can fill our days with gladness until we receive the answer we are waiting for.
My parting shot tonight, let not politics engage you away from living. It is through living that we find true joy and fulfilling life. Simple things in life define who God is in our lives.
Love can play destructive games; one day overwhelming you with joy and euphoria and the next, destroying your life.
Bringing joy to another lights a thousand suns within.
What are five things you are grateful for? Right now? Open to gratitude and you will soften into joy.
Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.
Success is the relentless pursuit of joy.
Enjoy every day and make each day great
Love may turn to bitter. You will never know what is going to happen tomorrow. Learn to live alone and enjoy your company
Where joy grows deep, sorrow must deepen; the greater one's pleasures, the greater the pain.
Joyfully we undertake our daily work.
It's a great shame, she thinks, that the heart cannot feel joy without also feeling pain, that it cannot know love without also knowing loss.
Dwell on joy of your dreams. Watch the galaxies, and you see yourself rushing with them.
Don’t you know it is your joy that makes the universe joyful?
Life was never meant to be a race, rather a journey—to be enjoyed with God, and shared with those we love. These are the things that make life meaningful, leaving us satisfied, rather than wanting.
How much you live isn’t all about the years, but about the people you touch, the difference you make, and the joy you bring to others.
Our children who are being bullied shouldn’t feel hopeless, they shouldn’t fear for their lives, nor should they isolate themselves in silence because someone enjoys causing fear and getting a reaction out of them.
Don't get so busy on your career that you forget to have a life. You CAN do both. You can make lots of money, become a millionaire AND enjoy time with family, friends AND be a great role-model as a parent. - Neil B Wood - The Best Practices of Successful Financial Advisors
When our dreams don’t come true, sometimes we can hand them down to our children and hope that they will come true for them. The joy can be immeasurable just the same.
Flower doesn't bloom overnight. Trust your path and enjoy the process.
Whatever one does, someone is always happy...then again, someone else is not pleased
Grant me daily the grace of gratitude, to be thankful for all my gifts, and so be freed from artificial needs, that I might lead a joyful, simple life.
Joy is God's smile; love is God's laughter.
I write it,you read it,we share the joy.
Dwelling on the past and worrying about the future will only rob you of the present's joy.
Just like waves in the ocean come and go, no challenge is permanent. Problems will come and go too. We must enjoy the Challenges just like we enjoy the Waves. - RVM.
Put one foot in front of the other, no matter what. Enjoy the hilltop views, have courage in the valleys, pay attention to the bends in the road, cry when you have to, laugh when you can, be helpful to others, share your joys as well as your sorrows, and remember that God created you for a purpose.
Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things.
Making time to experience joy is the single most important thing you can do to heal your heart.
Could it possibly be that he yearned for some of the same things she yearned for? Love. Someone to call your own. Someone to share the joys and the sorrows of life.
If you do not enjoy a moment, you lose it forever. If you enjoy it, it is yours forever.
Life is what we make of it. A pessimistic person is constantly preparing for the worse possible scenario instead of enjoying what life proffers.
All too often someone spoils my enjoyment of their company by talking to me.
O cowardly amd tyrannous race of monks, persecutors of the bard, and the gleemen, haters of life and joy! O race that does not draw the sword and tell the truth! O race that melts the bones of the people with cowardice and with deceit! ("The Crucifixion Of The Outcast")
When you find God you find love.When you find love you find joy.When you find joy you find peace.When you find peace you find hope.When you find hope you find life.
I give you comfort. I give you peace. I give you joy. I give you hope. I give you life.” Jesus kept talking to her. “I give you strength. I give you love. I give you power. I give you Me.” Jennifer started jumping up and down and hugging Jesus.
Different emotions of Love are Believe, Trust, Like, Interest, Feels, Favorite, Thought, care, Blessing, Happiness, Response, Respect, Honest, Kindness, Hope, Forgiveness, Dreams, Pray, Helpful, knowledge, Imagination, Fear, Concentration, Freedom, Understand, Enjoy etc
Our highest knowledge is that we have come forth from the divine, pure and unblemished, containing a sacred and bottomless well of love and capacity for joy.
Tea is slow.In growing.In drinking.In enjoying.It makes sense. Good things take time.
Yesterday is the last day of the past. Tomorrow is brimming with hope, so today is meant to lived large. Enjoy your moments!
Once you understand the value of time constraints, you life will suddenly be free. With freedom you’ll be better enabled to provide joy to those you serve with intentional attention.
Time, a magic wand I needTo live again that moment whenI was a child and I was sureThat happiness is just a game,That when tomorrow I will wakeJust a few things I will needSun, some laughs and enough timeTo play, to stay forever young. No time to worry, no time to craveI must now enjoy the game.
Time is the best salve for heart wounds. Reminding oneself of the small joys and comforts that can still be found in the world. A voice in the dark, a friend, the smell of fresh apples. All of those, over time, can help.
Love in your mind is peace.Love in your heart is joy.Love in your soul is God.Love in your life is power.
Clothes, coffee, books, money, achievements, perfect circumstances . . . none of this can come close to bringing me the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.
Looks to me like Felicity didn’t enjoy being mauled,” Daniel pointed out reasonably. When what he reasonably wanted to do, was shove Stuart’s head so far up his ass the next time he gargled he’d give himself a colonic. -Felicity Stripped Bare
The pleasure is unique and the one that reaches its effect will remembers it later. Joy is proper to being. It does not cease its durability and has no time to end.
I had no inkling as to what thoughts swarmed his mind, be he didn't seem pleased. Knowledge, indeed, was dangerous.
Knowledge, like tasty food, should be chewed, enjoyed, and swallowed a little each time. When we feel full, the time to stop is up. How much we get counts more than how many pages we read.
One of the great joys of science has to be turning a thought that surfaced one night over a few beers into a full-blown project.
Peace is a place of unhindered enjoyment of friendship beyond guilt, suspicion, blame of inferiority
Love. Is. A most delicate sacrifice. A most fragile offering of your own whole heart. And you survive the pain of loving through the joy of loving. Let it break. It is the only way.
Life fuck me oftentimes, but I never take it as rape. Because I enjoyed the fuck.
You can never run from your past; it defines who you are today. But, use your Awo given intelligence and enjoy the future…because THAT only comes once.’ VAALBARA The Land of Shadows
Enjoy the endurance.
Receive with joy
Focus your heart, mind, and soul on joy and you'll find ultimate success and fulfillment.
Speed is the whip of humanity. Speed is the enemy of the spirit. It whizzes through wisdom, tramples thought, and, instead, manufactures reflexes. It stabs art. It stifles friendship. Courtesy is no more where it reigns. It substitutes tension for attention. And kills enjoyment
When we’re present our senses are heightened, and we can enjoy so much more of what we’re seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and feeling.
How to hang on to that full-body joy I knew I was capable of and still understand it as elegy.
The unwavering truth is life is good all the time. For even in the darkest valley of your life, if you stay still, life will whisper hope to you. In the calmness of your heart, it tosses an inkling of joy. It introduces favors and births opportunities where you expect them the least.
Suffering Never Comes From A Joyful Heart. It Only Comes From The Space Of Suffering”.
Try to enjoy the present - for that is all we have. Yesterday is but a memory and tomorrow is yet a dream…
Peace begets stillness. Joy begets happiness. Faith begets persistence. Patience begets endurance. Loyalty begets faithfulness. Virtue begets righteousness. Love begets blessedness.
Let your door stand open to receive Him, unlock your soul to Him, offer Him a welcome in your mind, and then you will see the riches of simplicity, the treasures of peace, the joy of grace. Throw wide the gate of your heart, stand before the sun of the everlasting light...
Negative thoughts are an obstacle to happiness, positive thoughts are a bridge to joy.
❝Life is beautiful, enjoy every moment of Life.❞
No material gift can be compared to coming into the New Year with great joy in one's heart.
There is no satisfaction like the joy of work, well done.
Enjoyment is not the result of success: it is a requirement for success.
The most painful moments make us truly want to escape from time, but the most profound joy rarely makes us hold on to time forever.
There's beauty in the sadness. There's beauty in the joy. There's beauty in the truth.
There is so much to do at the moment when we stop and ask for time, at the same time we connect the energy that exists within us and we go forward. Time is not for when you dream, change is an incredible opportunity that you really should enjoy.
Start enjoying the things you already have. Don't run behind the things which will ruin your present.
Love is the color in your life. Enjoy all the shades and new sensations that come with it, making you feel alive.
The longer it takes to take a step, the less time you'll have to enjoy whatever you conquer.
Abandon the ceremonies and become an Awakened Soul – a soul that sees no color but the color of joy – no religion but the religion of love – no language but the language of compassion. Become compassionate my friend – become brave my friend! That is true religion. There is nothing else.
A human foetus, with no more human feeling than an amoeba, enjoys a reverence and legal protection far in excess of those granted to an adult chimpanzee. Yet the chimp feels and thinks and — according to recent experimental evidence — may even be capable of learning a form of human language.
My only mission is "to love and be loved". I have no other mission. If that mission is followed, there is no other mission necessary on the planet. When you are in love, you are automatically at peace and you are automatically in joy as well.
I think that unless we know more about machines and their use, unless we better understand the mechanical portion of life; we are not able to enjoy the trees, the birds, the flowers, the green fields, the sky and the nature to the fullest (~a little edited *_^*).
I think that unless we know more about machines and their use, unless we better understand the mechanical portion of life; we are not able to enjoy the trees, the birds, the flowers, the sky and the nature to the fullest (~a little edited *_^*).
Joy is tiny mattersthat overflow the heartJoy is love and lust for lifeinstilled within you heart
If you attain fame and fortune, and do not attain gratitude along with it, the chances are that you will not enjoy that fame or that fortune.
There are spiritual solutions to all life challenges: breathe deeply; relax; affirm the positive; place your hand on your heart; quiet your mind; lot go; smile; listen to your Inner Voice. Feel Peace...Joy...Grace...Gratitude...Healing...Abundant Life..,Love!
Wisdom thinks, faith believes, joy feels, love experiences.
May the seeds of love you plant today, grow into the tree of happiness you enjoy tomorrow.
Love is a treasure chest of joy.
The unwavering truth is that life is indeed good for, even when crossing the darkest valley, if you remain still, it will shower whispers of hope. In the calmness of your heart, it will toss an inkling of joy. It will introduce favors and birth opportunities where you expect them the least.
Love oozes hope, belief, strength, trust and faith. Love the source of life and enjoyment. Be a giver of love and you will benefit from it.
You will always have the exactly equal opportunity to enjoy yourself regardless of the choices you make.
Beauty for the eyes, joy for the heart, love for the soul.
I want to write about the Earth,whose veil of light embraces tendrilsand gives us peace and joy and hope for new beginnings… (Excerpted from Underneath horizons, chapter Resilience)
I want to write about the Rain,whose teardrops awake every bud of Mayand leaves the joyful Earth in harmony(Excerpted from Underneath horizons, chapter Resilience)
I want to write about the Sea,whose waves run smoothly in incitement and carry joy, under the wings of freedom (Excerpted from Underneath horizons, chapter Resilience)
Joy and prayer are a science, whoever follows it produces great results for life. Just feel everything and stay alive.
The joy of research is picking the fruits of discovery.
It’s just a Drama. We come and we Go. Why Fear? Why Worry? Just Enjoy the Show!
They are pleased to deceive themselves, as if they deceived Fate at the same time.
Ten footsteps with a purpose can give you more joy than a thousand footsteps without purpose.
Happiness Is Enjoying YourselfEnjoying Yourself Is Happiness
It is essential to realize that while religion may provide a comforting and enjoyable weekly experience, as you attend church every Sunday with your family, religion is no substitute for immediate consciousness of the ultimate reality.
It is fine to wander on wrong path in search of right one. But searching real joy on wrong path will only make you hopeless.
Stop worrying about doing tea 'wrong' and follow your own tea path to find what works best for your happiness. If you find yourself not clear on how to know when you are properly enjoying your tea – you will feel it, trust yourself.
There is no higher intelligence than wisdom, no greater happiness than joy, no stronger courage than faith, and no kindness larger than love.
I chose to...Live and make this living worth itPray with angels and receive their blessing…Enjoy the beauty of this mesmerizing world Feel the bliss with every passing morning…Hear the calling of my inner beautySway in tears of joy and embrace the flight…(Excerpted from Mindfulness,
…I’ll feel the magic, in the blissful daylightI’ll listen to the cheerful songs of nature And I will heal my soul, with joy and love...(Excerpted from My kind of resilience, chapter Resilience)
Your work goals should leave the space and time you need to enjoy your personal pursuits
December 3rd: Power of adventure and exploring. Which beautiful adventures do you enjoy that help you to restore balance?
We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.
Serving others is one of the bases for you to have or to enjoy a fullness of purpose in life.
Richness is achieving peace of mind and finding joy working with business partners who are honest, reliable, balanced and trustworthy.
It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. To enjoy and express whatever it is that you want to express.
Small changes or stretching a bit more on your tested models may not help you sustain the success you enjoyed in the past.
When you find a partner and the joy of this relationship inspires you to make improvements in yourself. Hang on, and let it grow. If your partner is feeling the same way, this is wonderful appreciation for each other. It’s heartwarming. Your best complements will come when you’re both together.
When you get to create something that you enjoy and get to share it with others to enjoy also that is the best thing, sí? That is, in a way, respect and love and relationship. That is saying I want you to also have what is the best; I want the best for both of us, for all of us, sí?
There can’t be any formula for happiness because happiness is an effect and not a cause. The same activity, which at one time gave you happiness, may now become a source of suffering. Or often a great suffering ends up becoming a source of joy.
Life and death ceased to seem evil, and instead of despair i tasted the joy and happiness that death could not take away.TELL THEM I HAD A WONDERFUL LIFE.
Jesus is my joy
Why would anyone want to change the world? Wouldn’t it be better to just enjoy it?
The ultimate reality is that we may never know the answers to all the questions in this life. Perhaps generations after us would be able to finally put to rest these gnawing questions. The honest truth is that we only get to live once and we might as well enjoy this reality no matter how it is.
Believe is the joy of beholding.
The key to joy self interacts with infinite life.
The greatest proposal of all times is the one that was demonstrated by Jesus Christ. He first loved us while we were still sinners, enjoying the pleasures of sin. He chose us before we had the privilege of choosing Him.
The best place to find joy is in God.
SLEEPDREAMCREATEENJOYNOT EVERYONE CAN MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE, BUT YOU CAN!
I'm convinced we would enjoy life a whole lot more if we could get good at knowing what and who to ignore.
In our angst and joy, we are ONE under the sky of humanity ~ Mala Naidoo, Author
Happiness: the end of seeking. Happiness: enjoying what's there.
The end of seeking is happiness. Happiness is enjoying what's there.
The dark ending does not cancel out the brightness of the middle.Your day of greatest joy cannot be dimmed by any shame.
Sometimes you have to feel grateful for what you have, see the good, and only the good. We only have one life. One chance for happiness. And sometimes we forget that we can actually choose whether we want joy or cynicism. Let’s pick joy.
Nothing in this world lasts. So what are we looking for outside of ourselves That can keep us happy forever. There is nothing there. Its all passing. Moment by moment. If there is absolutely anything that persistsAnd is peaceful, eternal joyIt is the soul. Only it.
A baby is a gift from the universe to continue to fill the world with love, joy, laughter and precious happiness.
I just wanted to let you know, baby, you're my love, my joy, my happiness and the definition of life itself.
I feel like a millionaire on the back of an armored jet-ski my samurai girlfriend who loves me is charging at a cartel speedboat to win a game of chicken. Isn’t this the day’s best part? You don’t even have to remember to enjoy it. It enjoys you into itself.
A fact of life is there is tragedy and hope. There is sadness and joy. To ignore one over the other will destroy a person.
Enjoy life, never take it for granted.
Life's a struggle, full of joy and grief. Comes into your life, you never think it will leave.
Sri Krishna said: Arjuna, when one thoroughly casts off all cravings of the mind, and is satisfied in the Self through the joy of the Self, he is then called stable of mind. ( Chapter- II, Shloka- 55)
He who has given up all desires, and moves free from attachment, egoism and thirst for enjoyment attains peace. (Chapter- II, Shloka- 71)
Every time I see a baby my heart dances with joy and my mind appreciates her for taking us into the distant future.
The secret is to enjoy life now and don’t wish away days waiting for better ones in the future.
The conquest of the fear of death is the recovery of life's joy. One can experience an unconditional affirmation of life only when one has accepted death, not as contrary to life but as an aspect of life.
Laura is adorable, father. But she is made for enjoyment of life, for gaiety, happiness. You must realize that these are not the qualities upon which one can found a family...
It's good to stay motivated, but if you're putting so much pressure on yourself that you're making yourself unhappy, that's not good. Try not to be so hard on yourself, okay? Set a pace you're comfortable with. Enjoy the journey.
Love hates seclusion; it is always accompanied by so many things- happiness, contentment, peace and innumerable little joys of life
Live and love in perfect harmony with the universe. The universe is rarely emotional, but when it is joyful or tearful, the earth shakes.
There is only life, and each moment worth living. There is only Love, and the joy in its giving.
Long ago I thought i didn’t know what love wasa passing thought, I was now I can feel it’s joy love.
Lust is the enjoy of life and love is the joy of life
Pure joy comes from a very personal place. Pure joy in Jesus comes from a personal experience with Him only after realizing that we must give all our hopes, dreams and fears—our very life—to him.
I loved you because.You were like a cold breeze of sultry summer for me.I don't know, Why my heart pumped so fast?My words inevitably betrayed me. Your single look was like spring in dessert. The heart was so pleased that it said, this was the moment it started beating.
We are living in a nest which consists of joy, sorrow, frustration, depression, anxiety, fear, anger, worry, love, inner conflict which is collectively called "LIFE".
Don't wait to enjoy your life.
Keep your joy meter up, and stay away from those who bring it down or try to bring it down.
Life is the enjoyment of delusion. Death is the zenith of disillusion.
Be faithful, follow the light and you will lead a wonderful joyous life. Who wouldn't want that?
Do not mourn over the happiness you were fortunate enough to possess, lest you turn that joy into grief. Be glad that you had what others may never in their lives experience. The gods have dealt kindly with you, Daughter.
I love you because.You were like a cold breeze of sultry summer for me.I don't know, Why my heart pumped so fast?My words inevitably betrayed me. Your single look was like spring in dessert. The heart was so pleased that it said, this was the moment it started beating.
The truth of what you've been through is only part of the story, keep writing the chapters your older self will enjoy reading.
A fruit that comes forth is the desire and joy for the labour of a farmer.
Enjoying life is the greatest art.
If a man devote himself to seek holiness of faith, he will find the joy of happiness.
The cradle of JOY lies in the bossom of hope that someday, we’d ride on the wings of the victories of many a battle fought and won . Try this- ‘Be strong and courageous..... you’d overcome as long as the sun rises at dawn and sets at dusk.
When you speak negative.Do negative think negative.Live a negative life.Negative things will happen to you.Then your whole life will fall apart.Live positively and your life will be filled with joy.
Hope is heavenly joy.
None of us are making it out of here alive. You could always earn more money and buy nicer things, but you can never earn or buy more time. So just enjoy your life as much as you can.
Enjoy life and be happy... In whatever you do.
Look to nature for comfort and believe...Each sunrise brings hopeEach wave in the ocean brings joyEach drifting cloud brings reliefEach gust of wind steers positive thoughts our wayEach sparkling star fills our hearts with love and light
Nature is all abundant...Nature suggests hope, joy, abundance, belief, regeneration, allowance, sharing, love, beauty and acceptance.
No matter the pain your vision will cost you, it will be nothing compared to the joy that comes thereafter, therefore fix your eyes on the vision.
This year, we won't keep company with anger, bitterness and envy. Our inner circle will include hope, faith and joy.
People make the mistake of entering into a relationship and thinking that the other person will fill the void that they are missing, that they will bring them the happiness and joy they are looking for.
Joy is not something you get, joy is not something that stays, joy is something that you keep doing.
At the end, regrets from not following what others said will be less than the joysfrom following what your heart said.
The joy is JESUS.
Whatever menaced, harassed, warned, I passed impetuous by. Still bright on clouds of suffering dim Shines that soft, solemn joy.
The more we enjoy music, the merrier we shall be.
you want. it. so much.but nothing is eternal.everything is ephemeral.you must. accept.one day He will call.and you will have to follow.so every day. enjoy~ life.
It was God’s will. We were created in His image to enjoy marvelous physical pleasure. My calling is to teach the children as many of those pleasures as possible. God demands this of me. I’ve done nothing wrong.
The Mind acts like a magnet...It gets stuck to the past. It gets sucked into our yesterdays, and our Joy and Peace does not last.
The souls that bonded together, seize the moment to enjoy each other's company.
The best relationships are imperfectly perfect—where you can share your joy and sadness, your success and failure, your passion and lethargy; all with mutual respect, compassion, and love.
Games that are played and sometimes lost,Often bring the joy of loss that learns our course.Valkyrie Kari, Garden of the Dragons, Vol. iii
We wanted to help people, but because we gave so much of an allowance to negative people in our lives, we lost sight of the big picture. We wasted our time on people who couldn’t be pleased, and we felt like we had failed.
Enjoy being here in the moment. The past is over and the future is unknown. Today is the only thing you can control.
As for us single people. Lets not hate people who are in relationships, because of our single life. Lets let them enjoy their day. Its not their fault that your single. To all lovers out there…Happy Valentines Day.
Happiness is a State of Mind.It's living with Peace and Joy.It's being able to Laugh and Smile,Playing with Life, like it's a Toy.
The cost of our goals is the life we exchange in pursuit of them and because the outcome of your attempts can never be guaranteed, you owe it to yourself to enjoy the pursuit itself.
If you can just Live in the "Now" and Focus on this Moment with ease, then Fear and Worry will disappear as you Live with Joy and Peace!
Don’t just dare to reach your goals—get excited. So excited that you awaken others to surround you, and in turn, help motivate them to reach their goals while they help propel you towards yours.
You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in everything and anything we might experience. We just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living.
Expression of your internal joy is the gift of inspiration for everyone.
Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged and unrefined, and breaks all chains from every mind.
Fill your heart with joy.
Be a burst of joy.
By consciously seeking enlightenment, you will progress quickly, receiving the rewards of ever-greater enjoyment, peace, success, good fortune, and well-being.
A happy life is defined by seeking pleasure and enjoyment, whereas a meaningful life is bigger.
Endure as you enjoy.
In pursuing our passions, following our hearts, and believing that life, and the people in the world, are mostly good, choosing gratitude and joy becomes second nature to us.
No matter the challenge that you face in life, your joy and happiness cannot be touched except you allow it.
Let any people enjoy peace and quiet, unmolested, undisturbed, never be persecuted for their religion, and they are very likely to neglect their duty, to become cold and indifferent, and lose their faith.
Today you can choose to enjoy and celebrating the remain days of the year or you can choose to complain and cry about the past days of the year.
Whatever it is you want to be good at, you have to make sure you continue to read, and learn, and seek joy elsewhere, because you never know where inspiration will strike.
Spinoza or Nietzsche are philosophers whose critical and destructive powers are without equal, but this power always springs from affirmation, from joy, from a cult of affirmation and joy, from the exigency of life against those who would mutilate and mortify life. For me, that is philosophy itself.
Lack of joy is results of jealousy.
The best things I enjoy in life." "Is why I don't go to bed and go to sleep.
As there is no joy for the broken heart, there is also no harmony to a guitar with broken strings.
The only place that lets you enjoy your laziness is the grave.
Time is poetry, Poetry is timeI write poetry to enjoy poetryI write poetry to enjoy timeI make time to enjoy timeI make time to enjoy poetry
Patience is staying focused at your wanting, keeping an attitude to never give up, accepting the situations and enjoying the emotions, knowing your higher intent. Patience is the key to exponential growth.
A woman of substance finds joy in empowering other women.
There is no need to impress people; for they don't care about your pride, they are busy in their business. But when you'll fall down, they'll talk about you! Better to live as you are and to enjoy what you have without lust.
Sometimes it is necessary to enjoy the beat of silence; it may shape our character and make us strong in our emotions.
Life is about the journey, about the splendor of living in the moment, about the happiness that ensues from the sheer joy of being alive.
Sometimes we don't need a lot of money to be happy. We rather need that little which let us enjoy our lives.
A new baby is a miraculous gift that brings great fulfilling pure joy.
The joy of dating is not in what it guarantees, but in the boundless possibilities inspired through love.
Purpose is the reason you do what you do. Passion is why you enjoy doing it.
Rarely, if ever, does our conscience realizes the crisis our evil deeds cause. Seems the human mind is wired to find joy in another's misfortune. The Germans call it Schadenfreude.
I rather be excited about who I'm with, than sure about them.
The sad seek comfort. The happy seek meaning. The wise enjoy the moment.
Writing is a hard task. Even when the sun, moon and stars stop shining, the mind continues to reason. Writing is the channel through which we enjoy History, it's the pillar on which Science stands and thrives. Writing makes us more wise.
Dear Superwoman,Embrace who you are. Understand what you need. You deserve a better life. A life filled with peace, hope and joy.
Enjoy your cake while the frosting on it is fresh and moist. Once the frosting stales and crack, the cake ain't taste so good.
Your life is the manifestation of your dream; it is an art. And you can change your life anytime you aren't enjoying the dream.
Wanting is the beginning of getting.’ Vincent said that often. “Then why don’t people get things?” Asked Lovejoy. “Because they don’t want hard enough.” Certainly no one could have accused Vincent or Lovejoy of that.
Choose carefully the battles you fight and the things you get yourself involve into, before you die trying to help people who likes and enjoy being angry, sad and miserable.
Do not be disheartened if you find yourself amidst grief because all things pass, and this will too. Rather be glad because joyful days will soon envelope you.
A baby is the hope and ultimate purpose of life, it is the best gift that life can give so we can enjoy life after life.
Joy is a flower that pain grows best.
Such success in life, which one gains through others that, holds restriction and conditions; conversely, success with own struggles, one enjoys freedom.
Don't refuse to risk, if you succeed you will be pleased, if you fail you will be prudent.
Enjoy all things.
Money is not the goal of life,It's just a tool to get or buy some THINGS. The Goal of mankind is to know your true nature(self-knowledge) and all desires will come to an end. The real freedom , Joy and peace comes from self-knowledge not by material things.
Disciplined SWIFT action, with Fierce focus, divides drop-out from the Doers... and wanna-bees, from the joyous achievers.
I enjoy the thought of not having to rely on hope, but on the inconsistent, sometimes tangential unpredictability of human nature.
Is it possible to have an enjoyable real estate buying or selling experience? With the education, with the details, with can come up, you will have a better sense of everything going down.
The entire object of true friendship/relationships is to make people not merely do or say the right thing, but to enjoy saying and doing the right things; not merely to like, but to enjoy being admired, and not merely to love, but to love unconditionally and all their flaws.
The tree of knowledge is based on pleasure and pain; the ultimate reduction. From here we get joy and sorrow, the two primary emotions. Love is a form of joy and hate, a form of sorrow, but all spring from the tree of pleasure and pain, which all 'know.
Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space and indefinite in duration.
Endurance is eternal joy.
The joy of overcoming is the beauty of life.
Let joy host a party in your tunnel, and you will soon celebrate your way out of it.
Empowered, I began fighting for my passions. Fighting for my healing. Fighting for my inner peace. Fighting for authentic joy to wash over me. Fighting for my visions and goals.
When we look at the beautiful side of life, we find the joy of living.
If you think you have to do something to please a man, you probably already don’t like your life as much. Pleasing a man isn’t supposed to be on a TO-DO list because it is a “NATURAL OUTCOME” when you’re a woman who’s learnt how to be in touch with her sensuality and enjoys living her own life.
My spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature; the past was blotted from my memory, the present was tranquil, and the future gilded by bright rays of hope and anticipations of joy.
You don't need to know or do very much to enjoy being alive.
You gotta deploy patience and you gotta love the process. I’m addicted to the process of the battle scars, the setbacks. I don’t give a fuck about the end goal, I care the process, the enjoyment of doing it.
The Book of Life! We all are adding chapters to our lives. If I am on chapter 21 right now and re-reading the chapter 17, how will I be able to add more chapters? And if I wanting to create a chapter 25 directly, I am not enjoying my chapter 21 for me and others to enjoy and glance at!
Existence is in itself weird and wonderful, eerie yet enjoyable, pretty yet paranoid. You can’t actually make something of it, yet you make most out of it. There has never yet been a principle over which the very complexity of existence could be discussed.
Joy is finding the holy in the small and the sacred in the everyday.
Joy is the faith that things may not be perfect yet, but you have the faith to be joyful anyway because, what follows a joyful moment, will always be good.
Exercise The Freedom That You HaveExperience The Joy That You Are
I have always read biographies with a peculiar joy, and in doing so it always appeared to me as if one could not invent a complete person; one only ever discovers one side and the complexity of human existence is never achieved[.]
May you be blessed so you can be a blessing to those who cross your path today.May you be loved so you can be love to those in need of you today.May you sing joy so you can be a song to those dying in grief today.
You were born to enjoy your life, not repair it.
Change your story if can't enjoy it.
The point isn't to get away from the shit. The point is to find the shit you enjoy dealing with.
Just remember, life is short. You have to enjoy every moment before it passes you by.
Edit your life by focusing only on those things that bring you joy, purpose, and inspiration. Anything else is not worth your energy.
My night is always cramp with the needs of straightening up documents and files but as a writer, it sure excites me to the limit of joy!
The things that scare us can also give us joy. We just have to learn how to see them in a different light.
Life is a gift...So try to enjoy it!
To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.
The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.
If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine.
Today, give a stranger a smile without waiting for it may be the joy they need to have a great day.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
All I can say about life is, Oh God, enjoy it!
Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance.
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word � excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive � to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while its on your plate � that's my philosophy.
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
Joy is the best makeup.
The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
I don't believe in failure. It's not failure if you enjoyed the process.
Time you enjoyed wasting was not wasted.
May you always remember to enjoy the road, especially when it’s a hard one.
Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?""Yeah, God is dead because Fredric Nietzsche killed him in his book The Joyful Wisdom in 1882.
Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?""Yeah, God is dead because Nietzsche murdered him in 1882 writing The Joyful Wisdom.
Learn from your Past but don't live your Past, the Past can't turn back! The Present is an evidence that God is not a lie; enjoy it and move forward into your future. God cares!
The jealous of an evil person speaks volume. Its even worse if that person is struggling in life. Their heart knows no peace & everything is wrong to it. It is never pleased.They hate their own kind and laugh at them when they fail.
Reading is about enjoying yourself and learning about the human experience, so go for it. (pg. 155)
My joys here are great, because they are very simple and spring from the everlasting elements: the pure air, the sun, the sea and the wheaten loaf.
Enjoy, endure, that is enough
we cant enjoy the winter cold, if hot does not exist, as we cant enjoy the sun warmth if cold doesn't exist
Dear Superwoman, embrace who you are. Understand what you need. You deserve a better life. A life filled with peace, hope and joy.
That night she listened to the Nirvana album again. In Kurt Cobain's voice, Irene heard a perfect and beautiful misery, a voice stretched so thin with loneliness and wanting that it should break. But his voice didn't break, and there was a kind of joy in it too.
The ultimate goal of human life is to get freedom of the soul from the bondage of karma; and enjoy the elixir of that freedom in life.
One cannot attain perfection simply by theoretical knowledge or spiritual knowledge, but Self-Knowledge (the Soul). A person must undergo all kinds of experiences such as suffering, pain, disease, happiness, joy, love, success, failure etc to achieve perfection.
Search yourself and find your passionStay in your circle of inspirational competence with emotional stability.Shine your personality for others to followHave fun, enjoy yourself, and model your success!
The purity of joy is better than the pleasure of happiness.
God is pleased when we pray.
The world has become a playground filled with mental and materialistic superficiality. And, there are many things that we enjoy. This encourages us to continue on and want more. Still, deep within we already know that more will never be enough.
Meditation is not about any philosophy, spirituality or a religion. Its a path less path. Its a silent journey from slavery to freedom. Its all about composing beautiful symphony of life with ultimate joy, love and peace.
This world is crazily beautiful and absurdly awful. It can rob you of your stuff and your people and sometimes you wits. But the one whose birth we celebrate each December said it true: Joy is on its way, and nothing can stop it.
Life seems vast when you live every moment,Therefore without any pause enjoy every second
Where there is God, there is joy. Where there is joy, there is liberty and where there is liberty, there is prosperity.
Independent people do not wait for anyone, they are waiting for their time. They have that eye to enjoy all phases of life, anyhow they finds creativity.
Don’t get married to please people, but get married because you are pleased by your partner.
One of the worst mistakes she ever made was to stay when she should have left, it was to give a second chance to thosewho intentionally did her wrong. She forgot this:Some people never change, regardless of how many times you give them a chancethey just enjoy hurting you, it's who they are.
Count your joys instead of your woes. Count your friends instead of your foes.
To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast � you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
Knowledge Strategy Execution
Motivation is a byproduct of action, not the catalyst for it.
Control your thoughts or your thoughts will control you.
Today is a new day. Stop living in the past.
Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase.
You attract what you are, not what you want. If you want great, then be great.
Your goals should scare you a little and excite you a lot.
