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    “Between stimulus and response there is a space.  In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response.  In those choices lie our growth and our happiness.” ~ Victor Frankl

      “This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one;  being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

        “Uplifting ideas and emotions are associated with an entirely different mix of neuropeptides and hormones than those of panic, fear, or anger. So entertain thoughts that produce the biochemistry of health and joy.” ~ Dr. Christiane Northrup

          “I will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.” ~ Og Mandino

            “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

              “The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters.” ~ Audrey Hepburn

                “All human beings seek the happy life, but many confuse the means – for example, wealth and status – with that life itself.  This misguided focus on the means to a good life makes people get further from the happy life.  The really worthwhile things are the virtuous activities that make up the happy life, not the external means that may seem to produce it.” ~ Epictetus

                  “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli

                    “Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.” ~ Anne Frank

                      “We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.” ~ Anne Frank

                        “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” ~ Buddha

                          “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” ~ Charles Spurgeon

                            “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ~ Albert Schweitzer

                              “Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.” ~ Chinese Proverb

                                “Material success may result in the accumulation of possessions: but only spiritual success will enable you to enjoy them.” ~ Nido Qubein

                                  “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” ~ Mark Twain

                                    “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” ~ Jim Rohn

                                      “True happiness… is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” ~ Helen Keller