#joyfulness

She felt trapped, but she didn't have to. The world is wide open and ready, waiting for us to escape this bubble and join it. ↗

— C.M. Stunich

#confinement #confusion #decisions #escape #fears

Joy is thankfulness, and when we are joyful, that is the best expression of thanks we can offer the Lord, Who delivers us from sorrow and sin. ↗

— Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

#eastern-orthodoxy #joy #joyfulness #spirituality #thankfulness

If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive. ↗

— Mother Theresa

#love #forgiveness

She wasn’t just a faithful friend, she was the closest thing to heaven I allowed myself to know. Through her I received joy in my heart and began to love others. ↗

— Jennifer Skiff

#faithfulness #friendship #heaven #joy #joyfulness

So rarely we experience things in life - so beautiful, that it bring us to tears with a smile. ↗

— Summer Polen

#joyfulness #life #smile #beauty

Joy is found in the simple and ordinary things of life: the smile of a newborn baby, the kiss from a sweet new puppy, and the warm sunshine on a spring day. ↗

— Marie Cornelio

#joy #joy-of-life #joyful-living #joyfulness #life

He advocated that all who follow Jesus are priests, not just the official clergy. Much of what he said made sense, as did his kind manner. But why was he here now? Had this persecuted recluse emerged just to speak to me? ↗

— David Holdsworth

#jesus-the-christ #joyfulness #justice #kindness #love-story

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual…O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#joyfulness #thanksgiving #wealth

True joy cannot be bought with money or found in lavish things. It's a feeling deep within the heart. ↗

— Marie Cornelio

#joyful-living #joyfulness #money