“Christians have long realized that the whispered name “Jesus” can bring comfort and cheer to someone suffering or bereaved, and it can bring joyful hope to the fearful or depressed heart.”

“The more you open your heart to others, the more your life becomes joyful.”

“Just as the most beautiful rose grows next to painful thorns, so does the most joyful success reside next to the most painful failures.”

“A true friend is one who can feel your heart beating and dance with it when it is joyful, cry with it when it is torn, and inspire you when you are in need.”

“Happiness arises from getting what you want, and this comes and goes. Joy arises from being with what is – all of it!”

“We have come to see pain as the antithesis of happiness. Yet without the experience of pain we would not appreciate the experience of happiness.”

“If you walk in joy, happiness is close behind.”

“Huge difference between being happy at will, and chasing euphoric moments as an escape. One doesn’t cost a dime, the other will tax your soul.”

“When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.”