1. If you want to be happy, be. – Leo Tolstoy
2. The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. – Mark Twain
3. Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place. But there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around. – E.L. Konigsburg
4. 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. – Fyodor Dostoevsky
5. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want. – Margaret Young
6. This is my “depressed stance”. When you’re depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high because then you’ll start to feel better. If you’re going to get any joy out of being depressed, you’ve go to stand like this. – Charlie Brown
7. Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. – Eleanor Roosevelt
8. Jumping for joy is good exercise. – Unknown
9. One joy scatters a hundred griefs. – Chinese proverb
10. My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate. – Thornton Wilder
11. Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. – Robert Brault
12. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi
13. All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney
14. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt
15. Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish your judgment. Go some distance away, because work will be in perspective and a lack of harmony is more readily seen. – Leonardo DaVinci
16. The path involves respect for all small and subtle things. Learn to recognize the right moment to strike the necessary attitudes. – Manual of the Warrior of Light
17. I say “Out” to every negative thought that comes to my mind. No person, place, or thing has any power over me, for I am the only thinker in my mind. I create my own reality and everyone in it. – Louise Hay
18. The thing that is really hard and really amazing is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. – Anna Quindlen
19. I am woman! I am invincible! I am pooped! – Unknown
20. If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill
21. Your problem is you’re too busy holding onto your unworthiness. – Ram Dass
22. Trust your gut. – Barbara Walters
23. Action is the antidote to despair. – Joan Baez
24. She took the leap and built her wings on the way down. – Unknown
25. You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own and you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where to go. – Dr. Seuss
“The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.” – Brian Tracy