Quotes About Well-being

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy, and make the most of where you are

People will ask you the question 'how is life treating you?' But my question is 'how are you treating life?' On that your happiness rests

The intuitive wisdom that comes from your infinite mind can add to your creativity, success and well-being, and can take you to the threshold of enlightenment.

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.

Praise is the best diet for us, after all.

Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.

Let us begin by turning the skeptic's question on its head. If you could believe in God, why wouldn't you? There is good evidence that those who believe in a loving God have happier lives. Loneliness is bad for people in many different ways—it diminishes immune function, increases blood pressure, and depresses cognitive function—and we know that people who believe in God are less lonely.

Books. Cats. Life is good.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. —Aristotle

Happy people live secure in the knowledge that the activities that bring them enjoyment in the present will also lead to a fulfilling future.

those who kept a daily gratitude journal—writing down at least five things for which they were grateful—enjoyed higher levels of emotional and physical well-being.

happiness, not money or prestige, should be regarded as the ultimate currency—the currency by which we take measure of our lives.

He started to realize his body wasn't defective; rather, his society was damaging.

The ability to bring a lightheartedness and humor to our schemas is a powerful way to reframe these weighty thoughts.

schema therapy, which focuses on repairing maladaptive emotional habits.

May I accept things as they are. I wish you happiness and well-being, but I cannot make your choices for you or control the way things are.

her craving for food was actually masking her need for emotional nurturance.

mindfulness practice improved the ability of the meditators' brains to control their negative emotions.

When a schema trigger disturbs your equilibrium, stirring strong feelings and reactions, it can be quite helpful first to calm your mind down and neutralize your feelings by, for instance, meditating on your breathing for a bit.

When someone says to us, as Thich Nhat Hanh suggests, "Darling, I care about your suffering," a deep healing begins.

The more you Nurture yourself, the more you'll find you're living from your future self—the best of who you are.

Ethical egoism is the thesis that a person should act to promote his own interest. More precisely, it is the view that each person's primary moral obligation is to achieve his own well-being and he should not sacrifice his well-being for the well-being of others.

Contrary to the prevalent image of the egoist as oblivious to all standards and moved entirely by what he wants, when he wants it, Rand sees such an erratic, emotion-driven course as a sure way to sabotage one's well-being. Serving one's interest requires action guided by the recognition of certain constant, fundamental facts. These facts are the basis of moral principles.

the real threats to our well-being are attachment, anger, and ignorance—the three fundamental deluded minds that lead to all other afflictions, both mental and physical.