Happiness

"Facts are what we must completely let go of if we want to be happy. Happiness requires that we give up a worldly attachment to things. We have to surrender all outcomes. We have to live here but appreciate the joke."

~Marianne Williamson~



"Never look to another person to make you happy - happiness is an internal, personal attitude and responsibility."

~Caroline Myss ~



"The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way."

~Unknown~



"Usually we figure out what we think would make us happy, and then try to make those things happen. But happiness isn't circumstance-dependent. There are people who have every reason in the world to be happy who aren't. There are people with genuine problems who are. The key to happiness is the decision to be happy."

~Marianne WIlliamson~



"Most people are searching for happiness. They're looking for it. They're trying to find it in someone or something outside of themselves. That's a fundamental mistake. Happiness is something that you are, and it comes from the way that you think."

~Wayne Dyer~



"Realise that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself."

~Og Mandino~



"Five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less."

~Unknown~



"What, then, is happiness? The answer is not complex. Happiness is simply a state of inner freedom. Freedom from what? With a bit of self-insight, every individual can answer that question for himself. It is freedom from the secret angers and anxieties we tell no one about. It is freedom from fear of being unappreciated and ignored, from muddled thinking that drives us to compulsive actions, and later, to regrets. It is freedom from painful cravings that deceive us into thinking that our attainment of this person or of that circumstance will make everything right. Happiness is liberty from everything that makes us unhappy."

~The Daily Guru~



"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."

~Helen Keller~



"The ingredients of happiness are so simple that they can be counted on one hand. First of all, happiness must be shared. Selfishness is its enemy; to make another happy is to be happy one's self. It is quiet, seldom found for long in crowds, most easily won in moments of solitude and reflection. It comes from within, and rests most securely on simple goodness and clear conscience. It cannot be bought; indeed money, strange as it may seem, has very little to do with it. People are not happy unless they are reasonably well satisfied with themselves."

~William D.Ogden~



"In the course of living, many people are disappointed when others do not live up (or down) to their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be dropped. These unrealistic and unhealthy expectations are three of the main culprits.
1. Do not EXPECT appreciation. When others say, "Thank you," or in any way show their gratitude, be happy. It is a gift!
2. Do not EXPECT others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and share your joy with others.
3. Do not expect NOT to be let down. At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need. Forgive them and move on.
Get rid of these three expectations and you will be getting rid of daily disappointment!"

~Steve Goodier~



"JUST BE HAPPY? I know it's seem to be easier said than done, this happy thing. It is hard to be happy, at first. Some of us have been taught to think wrongly and we don't even know it. Our thoughts are creating our suffering. Yet with practice, with aware, awake, conscience thoughts we can learn to focus on the good that life has to offer. There is so much good. Look at the space you are living in, look at the gifts you've been given, think of the love that family and friends have for you. Think of the love that you have for them. The more thoughts of good you practice into your daily moment to moment living, the more good thoughts you will have when you are sad, when things don't seem fair, when you are hurting or even when you are in pain. Think Love Thoughts. Think about your health, your body, your eyes, your nose, the insides of your body, the veins and the blood, the heart, the lungs, what a miracle. Amazing, the human body. Think about your favourite things to think about and it will bring you back to your happiness. Then the harder stuff is easier to handle."

~Ms. Rosie~



May God's peace, love, and blessings always be with you.