Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Your joy comes from how you think, the choices that we make in life.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.
Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
Joy comes from places you least expect it. It's usually the simple things, like watching my son play basketball or going through Central Park when the blossoms are blooming.
If you want to have sustained joy, you have to not only make sure that you think right, but you also have to make decisions now that are going to guarantee some joy in the future.
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.
Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you got.
Joy is not in things; it is in us.
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