My mind is a box,dark and lonely, enclosed. It is a place I cannot escape.My mind is a box,bright and busy, exposed.It is a place I can cultivate.
If I expect nothing of you, it will be far easier to forgive your offenses than if I place my whole world in your hands.
I can and will improve the world. I will smile, show kindness, and be grateful.I refuse to be unhappy.
The road to happiness starts with a deep breath and an awareness of the many blessings tied to that single breath.
Have the wisdom to perceive all there is to be thankful for, and then be thankful for the wisdom to perceive things so clearly.
Find much to be grateful for in every day. Doing so will not only enrich your life, it will bless those around you in ways you may never know.
Love. Gratitude. Humility. Service.Do these look familiar? Combined, they are the recipe for happiness.
Disappointments tend to polish our gratitude. Once we pass through a dark tunnel of disappointment, we more fully appreciate every flicker of light.
When a soul is saved, raised up out of the black abyss of despair, it never means as much to anyone else as it does to the one rescued.
Let gratitude saturate your heart for every good thing, both great and small, and then endure oh, steadfastly endure all else that remains.
Every once in a while God allows you to stub your toe as a kind reminder to be grateful for the miraculous body attached to it.
To be a rainbow in someone’s cloud is commendable, but I prefer to be the rain because it dampens cheeks and washes away tears.
Imagine the greatness this world would know if kindness were as contagious and enduring as the common cold.
You would think those who have endured unkindness would be kinder as a result, intent on sparing others the awful suffering they abhorred firsthand.
The spirit of Christmas is a sweet, internal peace that testifies of the power of kindness and charity.
Those sweet souls who speak kind words when they could rightly criticize are the most influential beings in all the world.
We are more likely to influence people if we are willing to minster with kindness and patience to their needs.
While interacting with you, a person learns a great deal about himself. Show him all the good he possesses. That is what matters most.
Kindness is a magical spell performed by enlightened beings meant to enchant hearts and lift weary souls that they might fly.
A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin—seeping, spreading, and affecting more than the original need.
You do not need to be perfect or popular or profitable with your endeavors. You should, however, be passionate about them.
I wish to live in the world behind my eyes. It is a wondrous world one worthy of dreams. Worthier still of bringing to life.
World peace, true love, and happily ever afters amount to wasted wishes, failed endeavors, and most precious dreams.
I made a sorry face in response to such strong insistence, but I couldn’t believe him. Fantasies were exactly tha
Something wonderful is about to happen,and something awful is about to happen.You can dwell on either one.It’s your choice.
Be happy.Be happy for no reason at all.Believe it or not, you have the ability and free agency to make that choice.
When an individual changes for the better, the world changes for the better. It happens one person at a time.
I tried and they laughed, but I laughed harder because I knew none of them had the nerve to even try.
A stubbornly proud man cannot humble himself; he has neither the strength nor the courage. So have pity, then, and forgive him.
No matter how loud the sirens or how numerous the hazard signs, we all touch the flames at least once to prove they're hot.
What you perceive as a failure today may actually be a crucial step towards the success you seek. Never give up.
What do you mean I have to wait for someone's approval?I'msomeone.Iapprove. So I give myself permission to move forward with my full support!
You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it's enough. It takes justone starto pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.
You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character.
It's not my job to make you happy. It'syourjob to learn that only those who quit selfishly seeking their own happiness find it.
Never give up.It's like breathing once you quit, your flame dies letting total darkness extinguish every last gasp of hope. You can't do that. You must continue taking in even the shallowest of breaths, continue putting forth even the smallest of efforts
Don't ever give up.Don't ever give in.Don't ever stop trying.Don't ever sell out.And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment,pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off.But never, ever, ever give up.
