- “Some people pursue happiness, other create it. ” Unknown author
- “The Happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything they have.” Unknown author
- “It’s helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”~ Lucille Bal
Exercise => List 5 things that make you happy, ask yourself when you are happy and with who and cultivate some of these things in a small way every day.
- “Happiness is not an accident. Nor is it something you wish for. Happiness is something you design ~ Jim Rohn
Exercise => Don’t sit and wish for good things to happen by themselves, it never does. You have to go out and seek it and make yourselves happy or happier. A dream job online, apply for it, nothing is gonna happen if you don’t.
- “Think good and it will be good”, The Rebbe
A positive approach can change your whole life, a pessimistic can ruin it…
- “Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give,” Eleanor Roosevelt
It is so easier to make someone else happy, even for a short while, a call to your grandma, a compliment, a smile, a joke, help to someone. The limit: do not forget to give and take care of yourself too..
- “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
=> In other words, don’t say what you don’t think and only do what you think is good?
There is nothing that makes feel as bad as doing things that one really doesn’t like doing. What are you doing that you don’t like and why? Are you obliged to and what can you do about it?
Dalai Lama XIV quotes
. “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
. “Love is the absence of judgment.”
. “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
. “There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.”
. “Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.”
. “Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”
. “Silence is sometimes the best answer”
. “Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”
. “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
. “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”
. “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
. “ This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
. “ Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.”
. “ Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”
. “ When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways–either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.”
. “ The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.”
. “ I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. I’m not talking about the short-term gratification of pleasures like sex, drugs or gambling (though I’m not knocking them), but something that will bring true and lasting happiness. The kind that sticks.”
. “ Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”
. “ Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.”
. “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
. “ World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”
. “Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don’t usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day.”
. “A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.”
. “All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction”
. “The more you are motivated by Love,
The more Fearless & Free your action will be.”
. “Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.”
. “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”
. “Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience.”
. “A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.”
. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
. “Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.”
. “If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.”
. “The way to change others’ minds is with affection, and not anger.”
. “Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility…without this inner peace, no matter how comfortable your life is materially, you may still be worried, disturbed, or unhappy because of circumstances.”
. “Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.”
. “Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
. “When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present.”
. “It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.”
. “Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.”
. “The creatures that inhabit this earth–be they human beings or animals–are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.”
. “If we think only of ourselves, forget about other people, then our minds occupy very small area. Inside that small area, even tiny problem appears very big. But the moment you develop a sense of concern for others, you realize that, just like ourselves, they also want happiness; they also want satisfaction. When you have this sense of concern, your mind automatically widens. At this point, your own problems, even big problems, will not be so significant. The result? Big increase in peace of mind. So, if you think only of yourself, only your own happiness, the result is actually less happiness. You get more anxiety, more fear.”
. “If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
. “Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values.”
. “To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether by following it you can find greater happiness.”
. “Sleep is the best meditation.”
. “A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives.”
. “I defeat my enemys when I make them my friends.”
. “All major religious traditions carry basically the same message that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.”
. “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
. “Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.”
. “You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.”
. “Man surprised me most about humanity. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
. “Every single being, even those who are hostile to us, is just as afraid of suffering as we are, and seeks happiness in the same way we do. Every person has the same right as we do to be happy and not to suffer. So let’s take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion.”
. “Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate, religious or nonbelieving, man or woman, black, white, or brown, we are all the same. Physically, emotionally, and mentally, we are all equal. We all share basic needs for food, shelter, safety, and love. We all aspire to happiness and we all shun suffering. Each of us has hopes, worries, fears, and dreams. Each of us wants the best for our family and loved ones. We all experience pain when we suffer loss and joy when we achieve what we seek. On this fundamental level, religion, ethnicity, culture, and language make no difference.”
. “I don’t know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.”
. “The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.”
. “When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes — I already have everything that I really need.”
. “We are but visitors on this planet. We are here for ninty or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful with our lives. If you contibute to other people’s happiness, you will find the true goal, the true meaning of life.”
. “I always tell my Western friends that it is best to keep your own tradition. Changing religion is not easy and sometimes causes confusion. You must value your tradition and honor your own religion.”
. “An open heart is an open mind.”
. “If you have only education and knowledge and a lack of the other side, then you may not be a happy person, but a person of mental unrest, of frustration. Not only that, but if you combine these two, your whole life will be a constructive and happy life. And certainly you can make immense benefit for society and the betterment of humanity. That is one of my fundamental beliefs: that a good heart, a warm heart, a compassionate heart, is still teachable.”
. “I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed.”
. “One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever, make you more ingenious… Even though our society does not emphasize this, the most important use of knowledge and education is to help us understand the importance of engaging in more wholesome actions and bringing about discipline within our minds. The proper utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.”
. “Non-violence means dialogue, using our language, the human language. Dialogue means compromise; respecting each other’s rights; in the spirit of reconciliation there is a real solution to conflict and disagreement. There is no hundred percent winner, no hundred percent loser—not that way but half-and-half. That is the practical way, the only way.”
. “With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.”
. “Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day.”
. “Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind”
. “Someone else’s action should not determine your response.”
. “Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.”
. “It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.”
Noémie or 365 days of happiness 
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