Quotes About Happiness

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Dalai Lama said - The Purpose Of Life Is To Be Happy!
I cannot agree more, but the road to happiness is not coming without a struggle, a conscious effort, a willing to make things happen.

Happiness in not a gift, or talent, or inheritance, we cannot buy it, we need to diligently and intelligently work toward it! Just being materialistic is not going to automatically produce happiness.
Think about Hollywood celebrities, they have financial success, they can buy almost everything they want, but you think that all of them are happy? NO!

I collected some celebrities and open minded thinkers' quotes about happiness in my hope that this helps to find ourselves, help to create a happy mindset, and we collectively may come out with the perfect definition.
I'll share with you my list of quotes.

I know that happiness can have a different meaning from each of us, but should be some common ground of wisdom in our struggle to get from A to B.

In recent studies, brain scans show that the areas of the brain linked to positive emotions light up in Buddhists. All that universal love, kindness and compassion really seems to work.

Generally speaking. if you are happy, you will show revved up activity in the left pre-frontal cortex.This is the area of the brain associated with happiness, joy and enthusiasm.

Let's see what happens when you reach out and draw others into your fold, with other words, practice exclusivity; not exclusivity

Quotes About Happiness - Part I 

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

By Aristotle



I haven't failed; I just found 100,000 ways that don't work.

By Albert Einstein



As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.

By Thich Nhat Hanh



Belief is a truth held in the mind. Faith is a fire in the heart.

By Joseph Fort Newton



Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great

ByMark Twain



Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom

By Marcel Proust



Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other - it doesn't matter who it is - and that will help you to grow up in greater love for each other.

By Mother Teresa

What Makes People Happy! 

According with Wikipedia - Happiness is a state of mind or feeling such as contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy

But my happiness cannot always be your happiness! I think first and foremost you must know yourself!

Lucille Ball once said:

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.



Some will say:



Happiness is to be wealthy, to be able to buy that you want, when you want OR


A healthy body is the supreme happiness for me OR


My children and/or grandchildren are my happiness OR


The day by day little gestures in life make me very happy OR


My husband, my other half makes my happiness OR


Sports are my life, they make my happiness OR


Good luck in life makes my happiness OR


Vacations and traveling make my happiness OR


Partying every day of my life makes my happiness


Well, all of them are right as people have a variety of philosophical, biological, religious, and psychological approaches that define their happiness.

The source of happiness can have so many angles, this brings me to say exactly what Lucille said, we must start finding out what makes us happy.

Positive psychology researchers describe happiness as consisting of positive emotions and positive activities, and they created a hierarchy of three kinds of happiness:

Pleasure, Engagement, and Meaning.


Yes, I really believe that pleasure, engagement and meaning can make people happy!

The Picture Of The Lens 

John and I loved to go in Manhattan NY and spent a day, just 30 min. drive from our home.

One day we were there, I wanted to buy something, and told John to wait for me. Usually he didn't have the patience to stay in stores, but he always waited for me outside without to complain about me doing shopping.
It was a crowd store, I probably spent around 45 min. When I got out with a guilty feelling for being late, I saw John with a big smile on his face talking with a strange little man, he presented his wife and said in a hurry, Michey, please can you take a picture?
I did a picture to both of them, and the little man made a small bow and left us.

I asked: John who was that strange little man that looked like Dalai Lama?

John: Sweetie, he was Dalai Lama!

It was an incredible moment, John was so happy. The entire day he told me the story, over and over again, how waiting for me, he recognized DL, approached him very politely and they started speaking with each other, how remarkable person he was, and how gracious was the entire chat. In a way he was embarrassed that I wasn't coming, and happy that he had a perfect pretext for a longer chat with the man he respected so much.

I thought this picture can make "The picture of the lens", and share with you the little story, it was a happy day for John.

Quotes About Happiness - Part II 

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

By Benjamin Disraeli



Between stimulus and response is a space. In this space lies our freedom to choose our response. In these choices lie our growth and our happiness.

By Millie Elstad



We are never so happy or unhappy as we think.

By Francois duc la Rochefoucauld



If you are going through hell, keep going.

By Sir Winston Churchill



Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

By Mahatma Gandhi



Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

By Napoleon Hill

What Trigger Your Happiness? 

What matters the most for you?

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The soul always influences me the most

eccles1 says:

I been blessed I have all I dreamed about a family, my grandkids when they smile I smile too can't help it, but at the same time I'm at a stage in life that I like to learn more about the soul I was inspired this makes me happy

Posted October 29, 2009

Tipi says:

Love never fails! Family and friends!!!

Posted August 22, 2009

Joan4 says:

The soul - I treasure family, friendships, people.

Posted June 21, 2009

OhMe says:

Yes, my soul does influence everything

Posted June 21, 2009

Momtothezoo says:

There have always been three things for which I am passionate...The good Lord, my children and singing...If I have God in my corner and my children are successful, I am successful. And hitting a clear, crisp high note when I sing is better than a roller coaster.

Posted June 20, 2009

Michey says:

I listen to my heart and conscience first.
My husband was sick for 6 years and 7 months, I almost destroyed my life trying to help him.
Now I work very hard to put my life on track but I have no regrets, I think I did the right thing for him, I can look in a mirror and smile.

Posted June 20, 2009

The materialistic side is more powerful for me

 

Proverbs And Other Wise Thinking 

You have to make your own sunshine.

Cross stitch by Joan4 for her little sister.



If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart.

Arab Proverb



How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.

Spanish proverb



If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; if you want to be happy for life, plant a tree.

English proverb



Patience is the key to paradise.

Turkish proverb.



Joyfulness is half your health.

Czech Proverb.

Blog Posts from Google 

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    JenOfChicago JenOfChicago Nov 25, 2009 @ 10:46 am
    This is a great lens to read right before Thanksgiving - thanks!
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    24websurf 24websurf Nov 22, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
    I can't believe I am just now finding this beautiful lens. My heart has been uplifted and thoughts brightened because of you. Thank you, Michey, I needed that. ~ Blessed by a Squid Angel ~
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    LaraineRose LaraineRose Nov 13, 2009 @ 3:06 am
    I enjoy the happiness of giving. Giving of my time, resources and love. The Bible says it: There is more happiness in giving than in receiving. 5* for this happiness lens.
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    LaraineRose LaraineRose Nov 13, 2009 @ 3:01 am
    Life, liberty , and the pursuit of happiness" is one of the most famous phrases in the United States Declaration of Independence . ... I live in Canada and just living in a country with freedom for all brings me happiness but also believing a God who 'cares' brings me even more happiness.
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    Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Nov 7, 2009 @ 1:56 pm
    Meeting the dalai lama on the street... How cool!
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    Michey Michey Oct 29, 2009 @ 8:11 am | in reply to eccles1
    Thanks, This is an excellent quote
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    eccles1 eccles1 Oct 29, 2009 @ 2:12 am
    Love this lens!! Here is my favorite quote

    'With all your science, can you tell me how it is that light comes into the soul.?
    Henry David Thoreau
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    ChapelHillFiddler ChapelHillFiddler Oct 18, 2009 @ 11:42 pm
    I'm going to bookmark this lens and come back - now that the weather is getting grey and cruel (I know, I shouldn't complain - I live in North Carolina!) I can get gloomy if I don't keep moving. Have to remember to be thankful. "Every day above ground is a good day." Thanks for this, and congrats on angel status! You'll be great.
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    seashell2 seashell2 Sep 27, 2009 @ 12:06 pm
    Fabulous lens... I love positive quotes and proverbs... thanks for sharing this!
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    momto4 momto4 Sep 23, 2009 @ 8:32 pm
    What a great lens! My favorite quote "I haven't failed; I just found 100,000 ways that don't work." describes my life!
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    Michey Michey Aug 30, 2009 @ 10:22 pm | in reply to tandemonimom
    Thanks, it was a great story and a moment of happiness for my husband, in life those a moments we have to treasure.
    Michey
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    tandemonimom tandemonimom Aug 30, 2009 @ 10:16 pm
    Love the Dalai Lama story! This is a great idea for a lens - very uplifting!
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    Tipi Tipi Aug 22, 2009 @ 8:20 am
    What a nice lens to visit first thing in the morning. I'm sure I will have a happier day toady in part because of this happy place. Nice lens!!!
    Susie
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    Michey Michey Aug 20, 2009 @ 11:34 am | in reply to grannysage
    Thanks a lot, it is good to take care of our soul for a change in this speedy world we are living in.
    Regards
    michey
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    jptanabe jptanabe Aug 20, 2009 @ 9:10 am
    This is really great - uplifting with deep points for reflection. Love the Dalai Lama photo and story!
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    grannysage grannysage Aug 10, 2009 @ 10:51 pm
    Ah, that's such a wonderful picture of your husband. It made me happy. I think trying to in the now and be open to such wonderful "accidents" is what is making me happy right now. Lovely lens.
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    Michey Michey Jun 21, 2009 @ 3:26 pm | in reply to Joan4
    Thanks, do a refresh and look at "proverbs ' module
    Regards
    michey
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    Joan4 Joan4 Jun 21, 2009 @ 3:22 pm
    Oh this is a wonderful lens! Wish I could take credit for that cross stitch quote - I just saw the pattern and knew Nancy would love it. Michey, this is my favorite of all your beautiful lenses! Blessed by a joyful angel!
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    Michey Michey Jun 21, 2009 @ 2:33 pm | in reply to OhMe
    Yes, Joan is right, it is up to us to take decisions, good or bed.
    I can see daily in my Affiliate marketing business.
    It is not as much about people don't have knowledge, it is more about staying tall and taking action

    Thanks Nancy, I'll create a module in which I'll collect quotes from my reader, I'll publish Joan's as well plus some proverbs I like.

    Yes, I met him without to know that was him until after he left us. I was late and John convinced him to wait as the camera was with me, and when I finally appared, John said in a hurry: "let me introduce my wife, Michey please can you take a picture...", I did and he left. He looked to me as DL, (see my questio), but only when I asked John had time to reveal the identity. It was a fun moment.
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    OhMe OhMe Jun 21, 2009 @ 1:54 pm
    Super uplifting lens. My sister, Joan4, made a cross stitch for me one time that says "you have to make your own sunshine". I like that!
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    Momtothezoo Momtothezoo Jun 20, 2009 @ 10:27 pm
    Michy, this is a greast lens...I really like it!! Makes you think, too, about what is really important to you! Thanks!
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