Quotes About Joy

Wanting more money just for the sake of getting it won't bring the happiness you seek from it. Happiness happens when you have bigger purpose than having more fulfills, which is why we say happiness happens on the way of fulfillment

When our happiness is dependent on what happens to us and when our self-focus determines our daily mood, our joy will necessarily be limited to whatever good thing happens to us. But when we learn to truly delight in the welfare of others and rejoice in what God is doing in their lives, the potential for increased joy skyrockets.

harmony, joy, and peace will never grace a home ruled by expectations instead of by the cross.

Good speech quells chaos and produces joy and life; bad speech produces chaos and leads to despair and death." (Dan Allender & Tremper Longman)

Getting fit can be an arduous, even painful process; living fit is filled with much joy.

So many marriages are filled with resentment, but voluntary acts of service can be the quickest way to replace resentment with love. When we act in service with godly motives, resentment suffocates and dies. It is only when we see that our pride and selfishness are the greatest barriers to our joy (rather than our spouse's sins or shortcomings) that our marriages will fully express the character of Christ.

When a loved one dies, when a friend moves away, when something in our life changes, we can choose to thank God for the joy he gave us in the past, or we can wallow in misery over the joy we think we will be denied in the future. The choice is ours.

Life is too important to take too seriously. If you learn to laugh at yourself you will enjoy a lifetime of entertainment.

He's got an overall flair for the game. It looks to me like he really loves what he does and he can't wait to get up in the morning, go hit some balls and go play.

He could see it now. Oh, yes, all as he ran in the sun, his legs liquid springs.

What is in front of your face is illusion, and God's Kingdom — which appears to be hidden — will be revealed to those who learn from the Holy Spirit the unique way of forgiving whatever is in front of them the way J did. Eventually you will be one with him, and there will be nothing left but your true joy in the Kingdom of Heaven.

I have been learning that everything that happens to me can become a joy to me.

She was a girl who knew how to be gay, even when she was sad. And that's important — you know?" Parton

As an antidote to daily living in a compulsorily egalitarian society, a good ghost story, against all appearances, can bring real joy. The reader may actually depart from it singing [7].

When the deepest part of you becomes engaged in what you are doing, when your activities and actions become gratifying and purposeful, when what you do serves both yourself and others, when you do not tire within but seek the sweet satisfaction of your life and your work, you are doing what you were meant to be doing.

Veganism is not a "sacrifice." It is a joy.

Nothing brings joy as does a tamed, controlled, attended and restrained heart. This heart brings joy.

Monsieur l'Interrogateur, si vous êtes vraiment ce que je pense, comme vous auriez aimé rencontrer Nails Van Byleveld. Quels romans cet homme doit avoir dans le cercueil de sa mémoire ! Quel paradoxe, quelle joie, on doit éprouver à effilocher l'écheveau de vêtements dont il est habillé ! On en reparlera plus tard.

There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken. There is a shatteredness out of which blooms the unshatterable. There is a sorrow beyond all grief, which leads to joy. And a fragility out of whose depths emerges strength. There is a hollow space too vast for words through which we pass with each loss, out of whose darkness we are sanctioned into being" --the poetess Rashani, quoted by

The first time her laughter unfurled its wings in the wind, we knew that the world would never be the same"-

Season of Joy: She asked me when the season of joy was supposed to end & I said I didn't really think there was an exact date, so we left the tree up till June that year.

Last Minute: I have to buy all my presents at the last minute, she said, or I get too excited & just give them away.

Songs to Herself: She waved at all the people on the trains & later, when she saw they didn't wave back, she started singing songs to herself & it went that way the whole day & she couldn't remember having a better time in her life.

Perfect Day: It was a day filled with the glow of ordinary things & we passed them quietly from hand to hand for a long time & someone said she had picked a perfect day to be born & I think all of us felt the same.