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.
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Your joy comes from how you think, the choices that we make in life.
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.
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.
All you need to do is turn on the news, and in five minutes, you're depressed with the state of the world. Choosing joy is a completely active choice. It doesn't just happen. You can't just say, 'I want to be happy.' You have to take action.
When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.
I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience.
Creating ways to be happy is your life's work, a challenge that won't end until you die.
The only thing that holds true happiness is that moment when you're in it. Nothing can be controlled.
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