04176 – Pleasure & Appreciation

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I am happy because I want nothing from anyone. I do not care for money. Titles or distinctions mean nothing. I do not crave praise. The only thing that gives me pleasure, apart from my work, my violin and my sailboat, is the appreciation of my fellow worker.

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04039 – Deterrent to Genuine Happiness

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The greatest deterrent to genuine happiness - believing that if our circumstances were different, then we would be happy. Paradoxically, deep contentment finds us when we lay aside the pursuit of happiness for something more...loving God and others. May we be caught...

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03805 – True Joy in Life

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This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of...

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03699 – Because of You

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At your funeral or at your 90th birthday they're not going to say, "I am so grateful to him or her because he/she was happy." Living lovingly toward others will definitely have moments of happiness, but one might do well to understand that it is not the happy moments...

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03428 – True Happiness

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True happiness is found in unselfish love, a love which increases in proportion as it is shared. There is no end to the sharing of love, &, therefore, the potential happiness of such love is without limit.

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