Joy

"The good life doesn't knock on the door. Joy is a job."

"Merry hearts are vulnerable to death, don't be over-joyed to the state of oblivion, lest the enemy poison your meal."

"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."

"Even the smallest shift in perspective can bring about the greatest healing."

"It is not where we are that matters nor what we have, it is what we do with where we are and what we have."

"She tried to act as though it were nothing to go to the library alone. But her happiness betrayed her. Her smile could not be restrained, and it spread from her tightly pressed mouth, to her round cheeks, almost to the hair ribbons tied in perky bows over her ears."

"How to win in life:1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow5 don't let people tell you it cant be done6 make no excuses"

"Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow."

"Your most important “want” should be the one you can control!"

"Nothing that happens to you was meant to be. The only thing about you that was meant to be is you. Blaze your own trail."

"Happiness isn’t the reward we retrieve after a long struggle. It arrives daily, in those clear moments when our hearts are tender, pricked by the embrace of a loved one, the beauty of a single flower, the majesty of the world in which we are central. Look over your shoulder at how far you’ve come and all the good things you’ve experienced and that is when you will see the smiling face of happiness."

"I enjoy melancholic music and art. They take me to places I don't normally get to go."

"The midsummer sun shines but dim, The fields strive in vain to look gay; But when I am happy in Him December's as pleasant as May."

"It's not strength, it's PERCEPTION that makes you stronger. If you change how you SEE it, you'll change how you FEEL about it."

"I drink to the general joy o’ the whole table." Macbeth"

"Imagination doesn't always make you long for what you cannot have, but rather thrive in what you do not have."

"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."

"Our purest form of joy comes when people we envy get hurt. That most genuine form of joy."

"It is better to dwell on the beautiful things in life than the negative."

"It’s true that laughter really is cheap medicine. It’s a prescription anyone can afford. And best of all, you can fill it right now."