If you think of this world as a place simply intended for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place for training and correction and it's not so bad.
03215 – It’s Not So Bad
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03015 – I Will Need Them All!
Don't wish me happiness. I don't expect to be happy all the time...It's gotten beyond that somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor. I will need them all.
02951 – Happiness is…
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
02926 – Happiness is…
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
02720 – Harboring Bitterness
I've learned that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
02499 – Joy & Happiness
Joy: the kind of happiness that doesn't depend on what happens.
02339 – Basing Our Life on God
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Human One. Talk about an upside-down universe! I’m not happy when people hate me—and some people do hate me. Jesus is saying that we have to...
02304 – Happiness is…
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm, and harmony.
02296 – Wishing Someone JOY
When you wish someone JOY, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness...all the good things.
02089 – Pay Attention, Practice Gratitude
I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness. It's right in front of me, if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude.