Ellis Peters Quotes

My rule is, when you are unhappy, think about it. But when you're happy, don't. Why spoil it? You're probably happy for some ridiculous reason and you'd just spoil it to know it.

The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.

Being happy never goes out of style.

Instead of just surviving life and hoping to make it through one more day, I live my life with joy now, and I'm incredibly grateful.

Choosing to be grateful earns you happiness

Being joyful isn't what makes you grateful. Being grateful is what makes you joyful.

Joy is always a function of gratitude - and gratitude is always a function of perspective.

People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have.

[I] never talk about gratitude and joy separately, for this reason. In 12 years, I've never interviewed a single person who would describe their lives as joyful, who would describe themselves as joyous, who was not actively practicing gratitude.

Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.

The more thankful you are, the happier you will be!

But I don't think of the future, or the past, I feast on the moment. This is the secret of happiness, but only reached now in middle age.

Have a grateful heart to be happy.

Gratitude is a soil on which joy thrives.

Gratitude is the root of joy.

If we think we will have joy only by praying and singing psalms, we will be disillusioned. But if we fill our lives with simple good things and constantly thank God for them, we will be joyful, that is, full of joy.

Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.

Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.

I guess I don't think there's any reason to feel guilty about having joy in your life, regardless of how bad things are in the world.

The secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things. I'm interested in happiness.

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.

Contemplate the good things in your life and be grateful for them.

I'm all about cultivating joy in your life.