I think sometimes when our childhoods are difficult, we forget that there's also a lot of joy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.
One of the reasons I get so much joy out of my own children's childhoods is that I'm having my first childhood myself.
My childhood was happy, joyful but very difficult.
I think it's not inaccurate to say that I had a perfectly happy childhood during which I was very unhappy.
I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy.
The happy childhood is hardly worth your while.
We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as we can.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
I've always said you have to go through a lot of heartache in life to feel joy.
Life seemed so simple and joyous when I was growing up.