Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
A grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person's life.
Happiness is a mindset for your journey, not the result of your destination.
I'm like a little Pollyanna. I look at the world with rose-colored glasses.
I could never be cynical, not that I think there's anything wrong with cynicism. I think it can be quite funny at times. But I just feel so grateful to be alive.
The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness.
The world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious ... it has need of a wise and merry philosophy.
I'm lucky because I have the ability to look at the brighter side of life.
O God, animate us to cheerfulness! May we have a joyful sense of our blessings, learn to look on the bright circumstances of our lot, and maintain a perpetual contentedness
I wouldn't call it bitter. I think it's just sweet. I've always believed my life seems like it's gotten better and better as each decade has gone by. So I don't see any I don't see any bitterness about it.
Ultimately, it's how you approach things in life that puts a smile on your face.
When you're happy, you don't count the years.
Humor is in fact an essential element in the mirth of creation. We can see how, in many matters in our lives, God wants to prod us into taking things a bit more lightly.
I see the world through Irish eyes, and they are smiling.
In short, the world abounds with simple delusions which we may call "happiness", if we be but able to entertain them.
I've obviously been born fortunate. I love people. I enjoy every single minute of my life.
Why not try thinking of your life as hilarious rather than nightmarish?
We all should be so lucky to be as optimistic as SpongeBob.
Delight in itself is the approach of sanity. Delight is to open our eyes to the reality of the situation rather than siding with this or that point of view.
