Happiness blooms naturally in the hearts of those who are inwardly free. It flows spontaneously, like a mountain spring after April showers, in minds that are contented with simple living.
Be happy for no reason, like a child.
Happiness is strange; it comes when you are not seeking it. When you are not making an effort to be happy, then unexpectedly, mysteriously, happiness is there, born of purity, of a loveliness of being.
There is a child inside me that wants to come out and do something to surprise all the adults.
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
The power of music, whether joyous or cathartic must steal on one unawares, come spontaneously as a blessing or a grace--
When I play, I'm so in the moment that I can't really remember what happened afterwards. It's a rare experience for a thinking person like me.
I really can't pinpoint why I celebrate the way I do. I just love it when I pick a wicket, and it comes naturally to me to express my joy in the manner that I do.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
True happiness Is not a mental hallucination. True happiness Is not a complacent feeling. True happiness Is the spontaneous feeling of joy That comes from knowing 132 You are doing the right thing 133 And leading a divine life.
The best of my nature reveals itself in play, and play is sacred.
I decided one day to put on my tutu and jump on the coffee table and sing Aretha Franklin songs for the painters that were painting the house.
I like the authentic punk dance you did there. It's like a child dizzy off lemonade
I remember once doing a gig in Ireland, and there was a woman jumping around and screaming, 'I don't know what this is but I love it!' I thought that was a nice compliment.
No one worries about genre when they're dancing. They're not asking themselves, 'Is this song a dubstep song?'
Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. The flowers which scatter their odours from time to time in the paths of life, grow up without culture from seeds scattered by chance.
Live every day as if it were Saturday night.
It sometimes happens that pleasure blows anywhere it damn well chooses.
She laughed like she'd just invented laughter.
Genuine happiness comes from within, and often it comes in spontaneous feelings of joy.
You must not ever stop being whimsical.
Everybody likes a few surprises; it's a perfectly natural human craving.
There are random moments - tossing a salad, coming up the driveway to the house, ironing the seams flat on a quilt square, standing at the kitchen window and looking out at the delphiniums, hearing a burst of laughter from one of my children's rooms - when I feel a wavelike rush of joy. This is my true religion: arbitrary moments of of nearly painful happiness for a life I feel privileged to lead.
For me happiness occurs arbitrarily: a moment of eye contact on a bus, where all at once you fall in love; or a frozen second in a park where it's enough that there are trees in the world.
