It’s laughter that lubricates our irritations, that releases our tensions, that feeds our joy… it’s the laughter that helps keep things warm and joyful even in the midst of pain.

Do not try the parallels in that way: I know that way all along. I have measured that bottomless night, and all the light and all the joy of my life went out there.[Having himself...

The coming and going of the seasons give us more than the springtimes, summers, autumns, and winters of our lives. It reflects the coming and going of the circumstances of our lives like the glassy...

Letting go of someone we love is the hardest thing we will ever do. Some people never surrender to love for the fear of being hurt. But to not have loved, to not have felt...

Princes are fighters or administrators. Neither of those things do much to spread joy in the world. Whores, concubines, and catamites, on the other hand, are all about giving satisfaction. Now granted, sexual pleasure is...

A Blessing for WeddingToday when persimmons ripenToday when fox-kits come out of their den into snowToday when the spotted egg releases its wren songToday when the maple sets down its red leavesToday when windows keep...

Life is too short for anger, resentment, hostility and “should have.” It is too short to put off doing what brings you joy. Live each day as if it were your last, because one day...

Well I want something to do, to create, to achieve, to whatever…. Something I can’t get enough of. You know something that I can’t wait to get up in the morning to do something I...

Seek joyfulness when you can, for seeking joy leads to an auspicious atmosphere.

I would never attempt to dissuade anyone from reading a book. But please, if you’re reading something that’s killing you, put it down and read something else, just as you would reach for the remote...

A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love. She gives most who gives with joy.

Inner joy enables you to choose to look beyond your pain and make your praise a sacrifice to God.

Every joy is like a piece of mirror: always reflecting..

Chainschains that hold me to the groundchains that keep me solidly boundchains that tether my heart to youchains that hold only one truth…

464Joy is found in the breath of acceptance knowing that all is well in our world, if we surrender with grace.

There have been some mistakes due to the feeling of joy,

One last mystery: on one of the little ponds, this morning, I saw wind riffling the first of the waterlily leaves. They haven’t all emerged yet, but new circles tattoo the water, here and there,...

…it’s not the stories – it’s the pain and the joy and the people who stay with you long after the stories are told …

Anthropologists say that in every culture in history, children have played the game hide and seek.

Love is fuel for the soul.

Your joy can be the impetus that motivates others to find their way to joy.

The true joy and wonder of life can only be yours if you follow your own intuition aiming to achieve your bliss.

She was a free bird one minute: queen of the world and laughing. The next minute she would be in tears like a porcelain angel, about to teeter, fall and break. She never cried because...

You are my dark turned to bright, the day into my light. A vision of splendour to my lights, light.

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.

I can resist everything but the temptation of you.

They said that you would never make it, but you did. They said that you would quit, but you persevered and fought through every obstacle that came your way. They said that you didn’t have...

Healing is the way of the heart. This book is an invitation to open our heart. Healing is a love affair with life.Healing is pure love. Love is what creates healing. Spiritual healing is to...

Intuition is a trust that if we follow our heart, if we follow our love, joy and truth, the Whole becomes enriched.

The joy of being the master of senses is far greater than being their slave.

That’s what love is like when you’re young. Like spinning, filling you with excitement and joy, losing yourself in the moment. But if you don’t have a focus point to keep you stable, you lose...

In Asia, red is the colour of joy; red is the colour of festivities and of celebration. In Chinese culture, blue is the colour of mourning.

The indescribable pleasure—which pales the rest of life’s joys—is abundant compensation for the investigator who endures the painful and persevering analytical work that precedes the appearance of the new truth, like the pain of childbirth....

Anagram of Seeking by Susan Laughter Meyers Sit, unplanted, with your back to a tree, or sink to your knees.If sorrow drowns the hour, let yourself keen, each hurt recalled, the heart a siegeof old...

Those who have endured the scars of life, sorrows of the Heart, the grief of loss, pain of body, mind or spirit, and have fathomed the unexplainable sufferings of life have the greatest capacity to...

Stop expecting the world to affirm you as a person. Half of the world will like you and the other half will hate you, despite what you say or do. Christ knew this truth, but...

Abstractions do us much harm by impelling us to the quest of the absolute in all things. Joy does not exist, but there are joys: and these joys may not be folly felt unless they...

Wherefore is there ice and snow, chilling winds and bitter nights? Is it to mock the earth for its sunshine? No, not so! We forget that sunlight is impossible without shadows; that for every day...

With mercy and sympathy, no one will hate to love one another.

If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get...

Only self can kill joy.

Start the daily practice of joyful living.

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...

In the end we have nothing except all we gave.

I’m not in pursuit of happiness, I’m happiness in pursuit; ready to happen everywhere I go.

A man that knows your worth doesn’t need to be told how to treat you. That’s a given! You won’t have to question his feelings, his motives, nor his intentions. How will I know? You...

Never underestimate the power of kindness. It is very contagious. A person whose heart is saddened by the troubles of this world, the loss of a friend or family member, a hard days work, or...

Preparation is essential to achieving your goals in life. You don’t want to miss a great opportunity because you were not prepared. Determination and motivation will put you on the right track. You’ve got the...

The greatest joy of a Christian is to give joy to Christ.

The universe created us for and with love, joy, charm and beauty; but we are always running behind what is dirty.