#joy

I have learned that in every circumstance that comes my way, I can choose to respond in one of two ways: I can whine or I can worship! And I can't worship without giving thanks. It just isn't possible. When we choose the pathway of worship and giving thanks, especially in the midst of difficult circumstances, there is a fragrance, a radiance, that issues forth out of our lives to bless the Lord and others. ↗

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss

#gratitude #joy #blessings

It's none of your concern what others say or think about you. Your happiness is your own responsibility. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#happiness #ignoring #independent #joy #responsibility

Stress isn't only a joy stealer. The way we respond to it can be sin. ↗

— Ann Voskamp

#stress

Happiness doesn't always come in pink. Learn to appreciate the rainbow. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#happiness #joy #rainbow #richelle #richelle-goodrich

[I]f a book is well written, I always find it too short. ↗

— Jane Austen

#craft #enjoyment #entertainment #writing #writing-craft

We measure our enjoyments by the sum expended. ↗

— Felix Adler

#expended #measure #our #sum

I enjoy seeing new places. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#i #new #new places #places #seeing

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#difficult #enjoyed #hard #rewarding #something

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. ↗

— John Acton

#certain #country #enjoyed #free #judge

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#companions #conversation #enjoyment #few #first