Exercise may very well be the most effective instant happiness booster of all activities.

It turns out that the process of working toward a goal, participating in a valued and challenging activity, is as important to well-being as its attainment.

If you're not happy today, then you won't be happy tomorrow unless you take things into your own hands and take action.

Happiness is not out there for us to find. The reason that it's not out there is that it's inside us.

...The more a person is inclined to gratitude, the less likely he or she is to be depressed, anxious, lonely, envious, or neurotic.

In a nutshell, the fountain of happiness can be found in how you behave, what you think, and what goals you set every day of your life.

Find a happy person, and you will find a project.

The practice of gratitude is incompatible with negative emotions and may actually diminish or deter such feelings as anger, bitterness, and greed.

I prefer to think of the creation or construction of happiness, because research shows that it's in our power to fashion it for ourselves.

Every day you have to renew your commitment. Some of the strategies should become habitual over time and not a huge effort.

Forgiving people are less likely to be hateful, depressed, hostile, anxious, angry, and neurotic.

She killed to get the dream she wanted, then found out it didn't want her back.

I always say that photography's closest cousin is poetry because of the way it sparks your imagination and leaves gaps for the viewer to fill in.

Women endowed with remarkable sensibilities enjoy much; but they also suffer much.

Married and divorced, three beautiful daughters, two in college. The other one is 16, lives with her mom. I'm 46, I've worked for the Post Office for 18 years, seven facilities in three states.

Anything that's new wave is new. As far as punk rock goes, I've never really been exposed to any.

I dont understand, but understanding something isnt a prerequisite to feeling it. We dont have to understand things in order to be affected by them.

As a kid, there [on TV] were things I wasn't aware of - insecurities while transition from teen to adult. When I was around 17 and 18, I started seeing the benefits of this world.

I love that vinyl is actually growing in popularity, and that there are so many great record stores.

It is the month of June, The month of leaves and roses, When pleasant sights salute the eyes, And pleasant scents the noses.

Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give.