Quotes About Positivity

If we think we will have joy only by praying and singing psalms, we will be disillusioned. But if we fill our lives with simple good things and constantly thank God for them, we will be joyful, that is, full of joy. And what about our problems? When we determine to dwell on the good and excellent things in life, we will be so full of those things that they will tend to swallow our problems.

Brooding is for chickens, as my first-grade teacher used to say. Or maybe it was Lucifer. Homily reciters all kind of run together for me.

Try not to sing too many sad songs for yourself. The universe already hates you. Self-pity isn't going to help.

All the time we tell ourselves stories about ourselves. We have to: there is no objective truth. You might as well choose positive rather than negative stories. By doing so you will increase the sum of human happiness, starting with yourself and radiating out to others.

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A "you can do it" when things are tough.

Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty; always remember, others may hate you. Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

I love when I can reboot people when they are being mean to others...

You're the type who thinks of the glass as being half full, instead of half empty. "No," she said, "I'm just grateful for the glass.

Leah taught me that the greatest secret of life is that we find exactly what we're looking for. In spite of what happens to us, ultimately we decide whether our lives are good or bad, ugly or beautiful.

My mom used to say that faith and fear can't exist simultaneously in the mind any more than light and dark can exist simultaneously in the same room.

As one who would rather light a candle than curse the darkness.

Joy isn't the natural response to blessings - joy is what comes from acknowledging them.

there is no joy without gratitude

Sometimes life is like that...Things that seem bad at the time are really blessings.

It seems a long time since I remembered all I have to be grateful for. Perhaps that's why it's been such a long time since I've been really happy.

There's no problem so big that whining won't make it worse.

If you love only those who give you happy news, you will never love those worthy of your trust.

New hopes are a fountain of energy.

the greatest secret of life is that we find exactly what we're looking for. In spite of what happens to us, ultimately we decide whether our lives are good or bad, ugly or beautiful.

When you're struggling with lack, it's easy to become obsessed with all you don't have and forget what you do.

I think the secret to a hoppy life is a selective memory. Remember what you are most grateful for and quickly forget what your not.

This world will try to beat you down. Only laughter can counteract that. Laughter is ammunition. Resupply often.

This world will try to beat you down. Laughter is ammunition. Resupply often.'