Quotes About Fulfillment

Happiness is feeling useful to others.

Many people think that happiness comes from having more power or more money.

Happiness. We're tearing our hair out to try to find a definition of it, for heaven's sake. Is it joy? People will tell you that it isn't, that joy is a fleeting emotion, a moment of happiness, which is always welcome, mind you. And then what about pleasure, huh? Oh, yes, that's easy, everybody knows what that is, but there again it doesn't last. But is happiness not the sum total of lots of small joys and pleasures, huh?

happiness is a different thing altogether. If you try to achieve it, you have every chance of failing. And besides, how would you ever know that you'd achieved it? Of course one can't blame people, especially unhappy people, for wanting to be happier and setting themselves goals in order to try to escape from their unhappiness.

Lesson no. 3: Many people see happiness only in their future.

The old monk said, 'The basic mistake people make is to think that happiness is the goal!' And

by adding together these three differences - between what we have and what we'd like to have, what we have now and the best of what we've had in the past, and what we have and what other people have - you get an average difference which is closely related to happiness. The smaller the difference, the happier we are.

And besides, you can feel useful to others without necessarily expecting gratitude and still be happy.

Happiness is knowing how to celebrate

Do what thou wilt.

Bonheur: faire ce que l'on veut et vouloir ce que l'on fait

People want to feel what they do makes a difference.

The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.

La felicidad la pueden experimentar en toda su intensidad sólo los que han vivido grandes altibajos, porque es un juego de contrastes. Los que nadan siempre por el espectro medio de las emociones nunca conocerán la esencia de la vida. Esa es la enseñanza del pozo: a veces hay que tocar fondo para entender la grandeza del cielo.

La muerte es el fin de toda angustia, el más tranquilo sueño, el eterno descanso. El que ha gozado debe retirarse de la vida como huésped satisfecho; el que ha sufrido, recibir gustoso a la que viene a cortar el hilo de sus desaventuras. [pp.150]

Si usted no tiene una misión en la vida —le respondía el doctor Frankl—, yo le daré una: encontrarla. A partir de ahora su misión será descubrir cuál es su propósito en la vida.

Qué no voy a hacer con mi vida?

Es decir, si eres feliz con lo que tienes en tu vida y no deseas nada que no poseas ahora mismo, serás más feliz que alguien que tiene mucho más que tú, pero sigue deseando cosas que no posee.

Solo si amas lo que haces lograrás resultados increíbles.

Querido Alguien: No sé cómo te llamas ni dónde paseas tu tristeza, pero sé que algún día me encontrarás. Nos miraremos a los ojos y los dos sabremos que hemos llegado. Entonces comprenderás que yo soy tu puerto, tras una larga travesía por mares que habrías preferido no conocer, y yo lloraré de felicidad por haber dado contigo al fin.

I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.

The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband.

But tonight, the lion of contentment has placed a warm heavy paw on my chest.