Carol DM
Starting a new series about Happiness. The thing we all strive for in life.
Very often we have to go through some downtimes. At our darkest moments, what we need most is motivation and encouragement.
Inspiring quotes can change your way of thinking and help you get away from negative emotions. This has helped me for many years, and continues to do so every day.
If you, or your friends, are feeling lost, maybe one of these quotes will give you a helping hand.
Also sharing a bluebird photo from days gone by. My Bluebirds of Happiness. No nests nest for this year but I keep hoping.
Photo ©CarolDM
I will start with this quote, it really means a lot to me…
If you want happiness for an hour — take a nap. If you want happiness for a day — go fishing. If you want happiness for a year — inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime — help someone else. ~ Chinese Proverb
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Question of
Do you agree helping others will in turn help you as well?
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2. True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
Abraham Lincoln, the former American President, (1809 to 1865) apparently said this one.
His quote inspired me to write this cryptic Senryu poem:
Senryu: Happiness
Our happiness is,
not all all that we expect,
unless we expect.
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
― Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard’s Egg
finding the way to happy can be hard, but when we get there, the best thing to do is reach back and help the next person climbing!
Love that one. I used to smell and look like a pile of dirt during the summer, childhood memories. We actually made mud pies.
Thanks for the inspirational quotes.
i was inspired by the presentation of happiness!
I love both the quotes. I believe in them and live by them.
Same here Dawn, life is what we make out it, even when things are not going our way.
These are very wise and inspiring quotes! Looking forward to these series.
Thanks, I am open to suggestions for new series as well.
“Happiness does not come solely or primarily from human relationships. God has placed happiness everywhere, it is in every experience. We just need to be brave enough to resist old habits and embark on an unconventional path.” Alex McCandless
Oh I love this one, thank you for these inspiring words.
I think sometimes we need to forget a little about the past (at least the unimportant things) and we’ll be a little happier right away.
“It is better to give than to receive.” It doesn’t seem like that all of the time, but it is true.
Very true. One day you will look back be thankful you gave instead of taking.
Alexandre Dumas
We often walk past happiness without seeing it, without looking at it, or if we have seen and looked at it – without knowing it.
That’s why we have to create it ourselves.
Love this one, so very true. Thank you for sharing words I have not read before.
hmm, that’s really great post Carol always!!!!😍
Thank you very much, good to see you.
I always love wisdom and hope to have a little of it. Thank you for your inspiration, Carol.
And I appreciate you as well. Thank you for your support and for being YOU.