Jon Krakauer Quotes

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

The soul of a woman is so important to maintain given all that is on our plates. Figuring out how to do it can be a little tricky. My prayer was, 'Lord, please help me. How can I do it all and not be overwhelmed? How can I do it all and still be happy?' His answer: Find the stolen moments of joy in all you do.

Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.

Contentment is the only real wealth.

I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.

Enjoy doing nothing, and you can enjoy doing anything. Enjoy having nothing, and you can enjoy whatever you have.

Happiness doesn't depend on how much you have to enjoy, but how much you enjoy what you have.

I don't need much to be happy.

I have no definition of life. Just be happy and don't think about the past.

Just write the best you can about the things that concern you most. I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

Real happiness is when you are happy for no reason at all; you are simply being.

You don't have to have more in order to be happy.

Just stop for a minute and you'll realize you're happy just being.

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.

Every breath is a battle between grudgery and gratitude. Give thanks...and you win joy.

Happy is the person who has learned the secret of being content with whatever life brings him, and has learned to rejoice in the simple and beautiful things around him.

You have to be willing to get happy about nothing.

You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only...from human relationships. God has placed it all around us...and all you have to do is reach for it.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

Here I begin to know that blessedness is what can be snatched out the passing day and put away to think of afterwards.

We may avoid much disappointment and bitterness of soul by learning to understand how little necessary to our joy and peace are the things the multitude most desire and seek.

When you have a toothache, you think that not having a toothache will make you very happy. But when you don't have a toothache, often you are still not happy. If you practice awareness, you suddenly become very rich, very very happy.

The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.

Happiness is never grand.