All masterpieces of painting contain both light and shadow. By them the artist highlights certain features of the subject, and they provide contrast and harmony to reveal beauty or character.
A happy life is not one filled only with sunshine, but one that uses both light and shadow to produce beauty.
~~Billy Graham
Unto the Hills
The ability to get a laugh out of everyday situations is a safety valve. It rids us of tensions and worries that could otherwise damage our health.
What is it that brings healing to the emotions, healing to the soul? A joyful heart!
~~Charles Swindoll
Living Above the Level of Mediocrity
In the wilderness of loneliness we are terribly vulnerable. What we want is OUT, and sometimes there appear some easy ways to get there. Will we take Satan up on his offers, satisfy our desires in ways never designed by God, seek security outside of His holy will? If we do, we may find a measure of happiness, but not the lasting joy our heavenly Father wants us to have.
~~Elisabeth Elliot
The Path of Loneliness
Of all days, the day on which one has not laughed is the one most surely wasted.
~~unknown
"I have noticed that folks are generally about as happy as they make up their minds to be."
~~Abraham Lincoln
1809-1865, Sixteenth President of the United States
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Happiness is a byproduct of something greater, not an end in itself.
Happiness cannot be pursued and caught, anymore than one can pursue a sunny day, put it in a bottle, and then bring it out on a rainy day to enjoy again.
True happiness comes from a different pursuit--the pursuit of God.
~~Billy Graham
Unto the Hills
Recently I read someone's comment that "happiness is a talent." Even if you think you don't have a talent for happiness, act as if you do. You'll find that joy is like a vaccine that immunizes you against all sorts of maladies. Joy opens our hearts to see God's power at work in ourselves and in our world.
~~Barbara Johnson
Leaking Laffs
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
-Kahlil Gibran
Smiles are contagious,
But they start from the heart.
~~Unknown
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