Joy Of Life Quotes

“The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.”
― Julia Child

“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

“Come on, don't you ever stop and smell the coffee?”
― Justina Chen Headley, North of Beautiful

“Create. Not for the money. Not for the fame. Not for the recognition. But for the pure joy of creating something and sharing it.”
― Ernest Barbaric

“Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because life is sweet and they are growing.”
― Aristotle

“It's not my job to make you happy. It's your job to learn that only those who quit selfishly seeking their own happiness find it.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“God can take the ordinary and create the extraordinary. Our incredible God has the power to transform your simple life and give you the life of your dreams. Remarkable things happen in your life when you believe.”
― Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Heart Crush

“It’s the war between what’s the right thing to do and what you feel is right?
It’s the battle between who you were and now where you’re headed
It’s the leap of faith that you need to take to get through the rough paths,
It’s the fear that you need to leave behind to do the daring things,
And you stay stuck wondering,
What to do?
Where to go?
Why does life get challenging?
Would I be ever able to make it?
Queries eat you up alive,
Answers seem not to care,
And at that moment, miracles happen out of nowhere,
Just open your eyes and see the turned tables,
You're given a reward after being tested.”
― Hareem Ch, Muse Buzz

“There is a certain joy in looking through the window of a moving vehicle. It makes us thoughtless. And no mental state is as blissful as our mind devoid of any ideas. One doesn’t need to sit in a yogic pose to meditate. Whenever you are on a train or a car, just look outside the window, and you’ll achieve a state of delight akin to meditation.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

“The world seems to want us to be sad and angry because bad things frequently happen. But I say we should feel the opposite. We should be happy and cheerful because good things happen. We should be delighted to see the sun rise and stars glow and rainbows color stormy skies. We should savor every simple breath and eat each meal with gratitude. We should slumber in sweet dreams and relish moments of laughter and love. We should take more notice of the joys and kindnesses that do exist, still dictating the actions of millions of good people all over the world. Life is filled with pleasant moments, not just grief. We should be happy because this is true.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“Be grateful when you have friends who care for you, it's a blessing to see nice happy people around us.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

“To stay cheerful when involved in a gloomy and exceedingly responsible business is no inconsiderable art: yet what could be more necessary than cheerfulness? Nothing succeeds in which high spirits play no part. Only excess of strength is proof of strength.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols / The Anti-Christ

“That’s the thing about love
It can take you up to the mountaintop and can drop you
And the impact will either kill you or make you a new person”
― Kehinde Sonola, Klosophy

“And that's the thing about joy, it multiplies from smile to smile”
― Anamika Mishra

“I believe that joy is at the core of my being. I know the joy I seek is already within me. I commit to it with a lightness and ease that evaporates all barriers. I will create joyful moments with every heartbeat.”
― Adrienne Enns, Intentional Days: Creating Your Life on Purpose

“There is something to appreciate in every moment of every day. Strive to find it as often as you can. Living with gratitude will change your life.”
― Anthon St. Maarten

“Like butter spread on bread, spread love, joy and laughter.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“The more skilful you are in creating the perfect environment for yourself, the more you will enjoy life!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Always when I woke up, I had the feeling which I am sure must be natural to all of us, a joy in being alive. I don't say you feel it consciously--you don't -- but there you are, you are alive, and you open your eyes, and here is another day, another step, as it were, on your journey to an unknown place. That very exciting journey which is your life. Not that it is necessarily going to be exciting *as* a life, but will be exciting to you because it is *your* life. That is one of the great secrets of existence, enjoying the gift of life that has been given to you.”
― Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie: An Autobiography

“Life is the never-ending story of searching for beauty.”
― Dahi Tamara Koch, Within the event horizon: poetry & prose

“Joy is the only achievement that truly matters. Without it there is no real accomplishment, and all success becomes meaningless.”
― Anthon St. Maarten

“You never abandon a gift that made you cry with joy. Never!”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“Our basic instinct is something that is innate to us. It is not something we pursue or learn. A bird does not learn to sing. A bird is instinctively ‘songful’. Similarly a human being does not have to learn to be joyful. We are instinctively joyful. The reason we do not experience joy is that we have learnt its exact opposite – to be sorrowful. Sorrow is mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss of despair. While pain is physical, sorrow and misery are mental states. Sometimes pain cannot be avoided, however, sorrow can be unlearnt. This is simply because sorrow is not real, sorrow is a mental make-up.”
― Debashis Chatterjee, Can You Teach A Zebra Some Algebra?

“The joy of life comes from taking advantage of the present and contributing to something bigger than ourselves. -- Suzanna in Flower Girl A Novel”
― Merida Johns, Flower Girl A Novel

“There is no such thing as perfection, only improvement.”
― Marsha Hinds

“What is Happiness?

Happiness is a myth. It doesn't exist.

What we call happiness is merely a temporary sensation of excitement that we receive upon the fulfillment of our expectations.

It's not happiness, it's addiction.

And since we have made a society out of this insane pursuit of addiction, our brain is never at a healthy state to actually fathom and more importantly produce true happiness.

And what is true happiness?

Contentment.

You've been working for hours. You haven't had the time to even have some water. Finally you finish your work and drink a glass of water. The sheer feeling of joy that you receive at that moment - that's happiness, that's contentment.

You haven't been near your loved ones for days, for you've been away for work. Finally you get home and take them in your arms - that's happiness, that's contentment.

Now let me tell you what is not happiness, what is in fact an unhealthy addiction which only ruins a person's life both mentally and physically.

You've been using the same smartphone for over a year now. Suddenly the brand announces the release of a new model. And you get all hyped up to buy that model, despite the fact that you don't really need it. That's addiction - that's an illness.

You visit a new place on vacation. But instead of experiencing that place with your heart, you bring your phone out and waste the entire vacation on taking pictures to post on social media.

That's addiction, that's illness. You know why? Because when you get home, you realize, you have plenty of pictures of the vacation on your phone alright, but you have no meaningful memory of that place in your heart.

In usual circumstances, our brain doesn't distinguish between addiction and true joy. It can only do that, when we stop running and start living. Because at the end of the day, joy is not about fulfilling expectations, joy is about learning to live beyond expectations.”
― Abhijit Naskar, High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“Joy is not about fulfilling expectations, joy is about learning to live beyond expectations.”
― Abhijit Naskar, High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“The true joy comes from filling the spiritual vacuum with an intimate relationship with the One who is pure joy – Jesus Christ. Jesus said His joy would “remain in you” and “your joy no one will take from you” (John 15:11; John 16:22).”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“Joy is your blueprint and your birthright.”
― Sagel Urlacher, Yin Yoga & Meditation

“Joy,” as the Archbishop said during the week, “is much bigger than happiness. While happiness is often seen as being dependent on external circumstances, joy is not.”
― Douglas Abrams, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World