And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy.

Joy came always after pain.

…childlike wonder and awe have died. The scenery and poetry and music of the majesty of God have dried up like a forgotten peach at the back of the refrigerator.

You cannot predict the future but you can love and then love some more.

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.

There is a madness that is joy, and a madness that is just madness.

You can have all the money in the world, one of the biggest mansions ever built, be one of the most famous people in the world, and still be as unhappy as Mariah Carey was....

Joy must be one of the pivots of our life. It is the token of a generous personality. Sometimes it is also a mantle that clothes a life of sacrifice and self-giving. A person who...

Spiritual joy is what you experience when you choose to give thanks to God no matter what happens—even when things go wrong.

And maybe that was how it was supposed to be…Joy and sadness were part of the package; the trick, perhaps,was to let yourself feel all of it, but to hold on to the joy just...

words are like nets – we hope they’ll cover what we mean, but we know they can’t possibly hold that much joy, or grief, or wonder.

And for a moment―for a split second―everything else falls away, the whole pattern and order of my life, and a huge joy crests in my chest. I am no one, and I owe nothing to...

God’s gift to his sorrowing creatures is a joy worthy of their destiny.

{From Luther Burbank’s funeral. He was loved until he revealed he was an atheist, then he began to receive death threats. He tried to amiably answer them all, leading to his death}It is impossible to...

The “supreme good” and its attainment — that is happiness. And joy is: response to happiness.

Something I constantly notice is that unembarrassed joy has become rarer. Joy today is increasingly saddled with moral and ideological burdens, so to speak. When someone rejoices, he is afraid of offending against solidarity with...

There is no fear in love. Live with the foundation of LOVE in your heart and you will become FEARLESS.

Have peace in knowing, dear ones, that we are all composed of energy. Energy never dies. It is always changing and transforming.

Happiness isn’t reserved for privileged individuals. It is a state of mind that can neither be bought nor stolen nor traded; it is a liberty available to anyone.

Complaints drain joy.

Impossible to let go … No longer knowing how to hold on.

You are the keeper of my eternal secrets.

Some mysteries are meant to stay that way.

Drink from my emotional offerings.

The joy one gets while promoting another’s joy is incomparable.

Infant JoyI have no nameI am but two days old.-What shall I call thee?I happy amJoy is my name,-Sweet joy befell thee!Pretty joy!Sweet joy but two days old.Sweet joy I call thee:Thou dost smile.I sing...

he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.’

Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.

Huge difference between being happy at will, and chasing euphoric moments as an escape. One doesn’t cost a dime, the other will tax your soul.

Unzip your life right now, air out the putrid and bleach the infection, then invite your childhood dreams back, beckon the best of you and breathe deeper than you have in a very long time....

The world around me was oblivious, but for once, I felt absolute

We alays blame the outer world for our failures, unhappiness and frustration. It is time to realise that it is health, harmony and wealth of our inner world that determine the degree of our success,...

If we are afraid to know the heartbreaks of Love, we will never know the full capacity of Love’s Joy. It is in experiencing Love’s sunrise and sunset of life that we learn to appreciate...

When you settle for anything short of the best life God wants to offer you, then you have been tempted to remain safe and the accountability for not changing your life becomes your prison of...

If you are reading this then you have wasted another day of your life day dreaming, rather than planning the life God intended you to live.

Reading is an addiction that I adore.

Authentic inspiration endows individuals with mental or spiritual energy which they are then able to transform into positive action. It can make all the difference between a man, woman, or child allowing despair to permanently...

I was still young and the whole world of beauty was opening before me, my own officious obstructions were often swept aside and, startled into self-forgetfulness, I again tasted Joy. … One thing, however, I...

The only joy in the world is to begin.

His music gave no lesser joy than a vacation. Creativity in his music and its success stood out as an example to all kinds of artists, in the lectures of business speakers, engineers, and to...

The greatest joy is in giving; after all, God gave Christ for us.

Spread kindness, caring, and compassion and create your own paradise. Infuse it with joy and you’ve created heaven on earth.

If you prefer smoke over firethen get up now and leave.For I do not intend to perfumeyour mind’s clothingwith more sooty knowledge.No, I have something else in mind.Today I hold a flame in my left...

Be thankful for a breath of fresh air to be alive and well. Allow love and happiness to penetrate throughout your mind and soul. Take time to relax and live in the moment, the now,...

You may be going through a storm right now, but understand that the sun will shine again. It is during the storm that you learn the lesson. You can either let it make you or...

Winning isn’t everything, but losing isn’t anything.

My mission in life is to be kind, compassionate, caring, sharing and loving in order to feel the deepest joy of life.

In the very center of your being, life begins in silence and in joy.

Knowing God is like listening to beautiful music. His words have power. He lifts me up & soothes my soul. He makes me dance. He gives me joy.

To esteem what makes you holy over what makes you happy – that is the greatest dare.