Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.

It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that make's happiness

Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get

Always, no matter the circumstances, we have the assurance of "Immanuel," which simply means "God with us.

When I am tempted to complain about God's lack of presence, I remind myself that God has much more reason to complain about my lack of presence.

There's a cardinal rule in book publishing that applies equally to brain surgery and auto mechanics: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Since people are still buying the original Where Is God When It Hurts?

I remind myself that prayer means keeping company with God who is already present.

1. I DO SOLEMNLY RESOLVE to embrace my current season of life and will maximize my time in it. I will resist the urge to hurry through or circumvent any portion of my journey but will live with a spirit of contentment.

I'm the type of person, you see, who rushes ahead, who often just goes through the motions of any current activity on my way to the next one. My heart and my body haven't always been good about sharing the same space. Instead of relishing each moment, each year, each opportunity, each step on the journey, I'm constantly overeager to get to the next thing, which always looks more enticing that what's currently before me. I'm rarely satisfied in full with

Expectations Undermine Gratitude, the Key to Happiness

A poor man who can make himself satisfied with his portion will be happier than a wealthy man who does not allow himself to be satisfied with his portion

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.