Joyce Meyer Quotes

Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think. So start each day by thinking of all the things you have to be thankful for. Your future will depend very largely on the thoughts you think today. So think thoughts of hope and confidence and love and success.

I try to dwell on the positive and not dwell on the negative as much as I can.

Whenever I get frustrated, I tell myself, you could be working at a 7-Eleven right now, so never take for granted what you do for a living.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

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

Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.

If you don't think every day is a great day try going without one.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

My message is that happiness is the first principle of life. But you must choose it. We all have pain, but suffering is a choice. You can be happier if you make some changes in your life.

If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to?

The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.

When I wake up in a bad mood, I try not to stay in one. Learn to make the best of what you have.

I've realized I can't waste any moment being unhappy.

All you need to do is turn on the news, and in five minutes, you're depressed with the state of the world. Choosing joy is a completely active choice. It doesn't just happen. You can't just say, 'I want to be happy.' You have to take action.

Genuine happiness comes from within, and often it comes in spontaneous feelings of joy.

It's your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.

Garner up pleasant thoughts in your mind, for pleasant thoughts make pleasant lives.

I try not to think about negative thoughts and possibilities and disaster and things like that.

Happiness is an inside job.

I avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.

My dear brothers and sisters, the joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.

Long ago made it a principle of my life to cultivate a positive frame of mind, to strive to project it and to share it with those I meet. It is a principle that has served me well.

Happiness is not something that just comes to you. It's an active process.