Joel Osteen Quotes

When things don't go your way, you brush it aside and carry on. Don't take what you have for granted. Enjoy what you have.

The art of living is to enjoy what we can see and not complain about what remains in the dark. When we are able to take the next step with trust that we will have enough light for the step that follows, we can walk through life with joy and be surprised at how far we go.

Let life unfold, say what you mean. You can’t always think about what you’ve lost, or what you don’t have, or what you didn’t get. Because when you do that, you’re missing out on the now. You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.

I just consciously try to enjoy the good things that are happening. And if it ended tomorrow, that would be fine.

I've been really aware of how important it is to me to just stay in the moment and enjoy it while it lasts. Because that's all you've got. If it ends, I'll move on to doing something else. If it lasts, great.

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

When something disappointing happened, my mother would remind me not to let that become my focus. There's still so much to be grateful for.

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.

Life is not about dwelling on the bad.

I've realized that no problem is as hopeless as it first may seem, I've learned how to live day to day and show others how to do the same, and most of all, I've learned how to just be.

You gotta appreciate every day!

I take each day as it comes and hope for the best.

You've got to laugh at life, you can't take it all too seriously.

Anything can go wrong, but you can't think about it all the time. You have to enjoy every moment.

I just try to enjoy each day.

One appreciates that daily life is really good when one wakes from a horrible dream, or when one takes the first outing after a sickness. Why not realize it now?

It's so much easier to be happy. It's so much easier to choose to love the things that you have, instead of always yearning for what you're missing, or what it is that you're imagining you're missing. It is so much more peaceful.

Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.

Do not worry about whether or not the sun will rise. Be prepared to enjoy it.

And that works for me. So that if this is it, you better take it at its right proportion. That there are serious things, but most things are temporal and ephemeral, and you should cultivate that attitude. That joy and love and all the verities are what counts. So I try not to take too many things seriously, and if I find myself caught up in the seriousness of the moment, within a period of time, I'm able to cajole myself out of it.

It's possible to be thankful wherever you find yourself.

Everyday above ground is a great day, remember that.

Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.