#joy

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?' ↗

— Henry Miller

#ask #asking #bring #damage #good

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. ↗

— King Solomon

#consider #day #joyful #prosperity

There was a scene cut out of 'Big Fat Liar' (2002) where I had to wear a dress. This may sound kind of weird, but I really enjoyed shooting that scene. ↗

— Frankie Muniz

#cut #dress #enjoyed #fat #had

I built my own hi-fi set and enjoyed helping friends with their amateur radio transmitters, but lost interest as soon as they worked. ↗

— Robert W. Wilson

#built #enjoyed #friends #helping #hi-fi

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. ↗

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

#gratitude #joy #mindfulness #zen #life

But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of buying that we crave. ↗

— Gilbert Parker

#crave #game #joy #life #part

The joy we get as actors is out of transforming ourselves into something that's not necessarily anything true to ourselves. And it's a power - not being yourself, and being in the role; it's just like another prop. ↗

— Reese Witherspoon

#anything #being #being yourself #get #into

The goal of prayer is to live all of my life and speak all of my words in the joyful awareness of the presence of God. Prayer becomes real when we grasp the reality and goodness of God's constant presence with 'the real me.' Jesus lived his everyday life in conscious awareness of his Father. ↗

— John Ortberg Jr.

#god #jesus #joy #prayer #presence

The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we fancy they will be. ↗

— Charles Reade

#dark #expect #fancy #joys #nor

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit. ↗

— Branch Rickey

#come #easy #effort #joy #premium