The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.
There are days when my heart is troubled, and just being in the Lord's presence and thinking about His love for me fills my heart with inexplicable peace and joy.
All the love of the high, wild places, all the amazing joy in being alive sounded in his voice
Misery will never be your destiny. Your mind deserves joy in abundance, but it's your responsibility to constantly feed the right words and beliefs to it.
If the thought of it brings sorrow to your mind, then by all means place a positive interpretation on it and then switch your focus to what brings you joy.
We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
We must return to optimism in our parenting. To focus on the joys, not the hassles; the love, not the disappointments; the common sense, not the complexities.
In that one moment, I wrapped a thousand others. A lifetime of joy, sorrow, laughter, frowns, smiles, tears... life!
No one feels another's grief, no one understands another's joy. People imagine they can reach one another. In reality they only pass each other by.
Softly the loud peal dies, In passing winds it drowns, But breathes, like perfect joys, Tender tones.
Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed, you realize what the word joy is all about.
All joy... emphasizes our pilgrim status; always reminds, beckons, awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings.
I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)
Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.
Joy is based on the spiritual knowledge that, while the world in which we live is shrouded in darkness, God has overcome the world.
Duke is an ugly word in Kentucky. Nothing in the world compares to the joy of beating those hateful swine from Duke.
It's only when you learn, live and give sincere service that you can experience life's deepest fulfillment and true joy
With your, love touch someone's heart, feel their soul, enjoy their bliss, share your joy, and then become their friend.
I appreciate all the beauty, all the love, all the joy, and all the little wonders and charm around me all the time.
A heart with love can endure every pain. Give away love, give away joy, to feel again
Yesterday is gone forever. Tomorrow is always in the future. So live for today, live with passion, live with joy, live with all encompassing love.
