Quotes about Joy

My primary and most essential goal in life is to remain connected to the world of spirit. Everything else will take care of itself—this I know for sure. And my number-one spiritual practice is trying to live in the present moment Ãƒ¢Ã¢'¬Ã‚¦ to resist projecting into the future, or lamenting past mistakes Ãƒ¢Ã¢'¬Ã‚¦ to feel the real power of now. That, my friends, is the secret to a joyful life.

What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance—to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self-doubt. You

And my number-one spiritual practice is trying to live in the present moment … to resist projecting into the future, or lamenting past mistakes … to feel the real power of now. That, my friends, is the secret to a joyful life.

Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole world

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.

I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace- a connection to what matters.

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring.

I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.

I don't want to earn my living, I want to live.

The world seemed to me fine because you were in it, and goodness more real because you lived.

Knowing it does not compare with loving it; loving it does not compare with delighting in it.

Men are born for games. Nothing else. Every child knows that play is nobler than work. He