Real Grief, Real Joy
“I hope that when there is laughter, it’s laughter made wise by having known real grief…and when there is grief, it is made wise by having known real joy.” – Kaveh Akbar
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Stay Close
“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” – Hafez
Continue reading →Find Joy in the Ordinary
“Joy comes to us in moments – ordinary moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.” – Brene Brown
Continue reading →Don’t Forget!
“Don’t forget to tell your favorite people that you love them.” – Shirley Temple
Continue reading →Sadness and Joy
“There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.” – Nicholas Sparks
Continue reading →Gratification Comes In the Doing
“Gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.” – James Dean
Continue reading →The State of Being Worried
“A great many people do now seem to think that the mere state of being worried is in itself meritorious. I don’t think it is. We must, if it so happens, give our lives for others: but even while we’re … Continue reading →
When We’re Not Grateful
“Those who are not grateful soon begin to complain of everything.” – Thomas Merton
Continue reading →Prayer of Gratefulness
Dear God,May we know your goodness and be grateful in all things and for all our lives.It’s easy to be grateful for the good we experience, moments of joy, and when we succeed.It’s not as easy to be grateful during … Continue reading →
Joy in the Labyrinth
“Without the errors, wrong turns and blind alleys, without the doubling back and misdirection and fumbling and chance discoveries, there was not one bit of joy in walking the labyrinth.” – William Least Heat-Moon
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