Quotes About Joy

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. GALATIANS 5:22–23 NIV

God has graciously planned a good life for you to live.

En febrero, cuando las mañanas estaban llenas de viento, de gorriones y de luz azul. Me acuerdo. Mi madre murió entonces. Que yo debía haber gritado: que mis manos tenían que haberse hecho pedazos estrujando su desesperación. Así hubieras tú querido que fuera. ¿Pero acaso no era alegre aquella mañana?

venía sonriéndose mi corazón y dando de brincos a cada paso, como si no le cupiera el gusto de saber que tú existes.

There's very little work where the work and the reward are simultaneous, and comedy is that.

Marc: Why are we so afraid of joy? Judd: That's the question. And I've thought about it a lot, and I think it's because we think right behind joy is a knife that will cut our throat if we really feel it. It's almost like a laugh—your chin goes up and your throat is exposed. If I laugh too loud, someone will slit my throat. That's the terror of joy.

Go, go, go! the taxi driver shouted gleefully as he stomped on the gas, practically sending them through the roof. I love Americans!

Life was wonderful, so filled with people and activities, with love and laughter.

Christmas came three days ago.

It's Christ­mas, he whis­pered. His wife smiled up at him, and her an­swer made his throat tighten. No, she said softly, lay­ing her fin­gers against his jaw. Christ­mas came three days ago.

Alexander Pope said that amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.

A person can have a happy and fulfilling life without children.

Zillions of puppies … that's what they got up in heaven. The softest dogs you've ever seen. And no poop. I don't know what happens to the poop but it's not in heaven. Because heaven's clean. All those fluffy white clouds. And these zillions of puppies just jumping from cloud to cloud and you get to run and chase them all day.

birthday party.

And even more, I'm going to see to it that he's happy!

a real sport." The waiter popped the cork and

Jennie had a big smile on her face. Next thing I knew there was a puddle on

PART ONE Dancing Queen 1977–1980

Why anyone has children when they could have dogs is beyond me.

Yet," Fudge said. Then he took off again, laughing like a lunatic.

La vida es una buena aventura," I say, pleased with myself. I have picked up several Spanish phrases and this is one of them. "What does that mean?" Bitsy asks. "It means that life is a good adventure.

Turn your face to me Turn your gaze and see All the pain surrounding you Every song you hear With a heart sincere Brings a chance for you to do Something more Than Be Alone Something more Than Be Unknown Be the one who does More than she who was Be alive in joy and hope Be the one who does More than she who was Be alive in joy and hope

Porque la risa es una función esencial de nuestra naturaleza. ¿Cómo soportar la vida si no podemos reír, al menos en los intervalos entre nuestros dolores?

What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.