Joy; the kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens. —David Steindl-Rast

Pass It On®

print

Joy; the kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.

DAVID STEINDL-RAST

Catholic theologian

COMMENTS

Rosalee from North Little Rock, AR NOVEMBER 30, 2018
May God Bless each of you at this Special Season
Sandor from California NOVEMBER 30, 2018
The inner child in us knows this joy. We all have access to this place we need only to let go whatever is keeping us away .
Al NOVEMBER 29, 2018
This was heavenly, back in day!

Giving is so often thought of in terms of the things we give, but our greatest giving is of our time, and kindness, and even comfort for those who need it. We look on these gifts as unimportant – until we need them. —Joyce Sequichie Hifler
The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favorable. —Matthieu Ricard
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. —Dan Millman
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regrets. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. —Mary Anne Radmacher
There is only one happiness in life. To love and be loved. —George Sand (Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin)
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on. —Les Brown
Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners. —Lawrence Sterne
It's faith that will take you through, and determination that will drive you. —Jonathan Anthony Burkett
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Enjoy all you have while pursuing all you want. —Jim Rohn
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound. —Jimmy Carter
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. —Franklin D. Roosevelt
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. —Nelson Mandela
There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From it springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. —C.S. Lewis

See All Quotations

Subscribe to our FREE
inspirational quote emails!
20170116 monday quote Friday quote 20170303 friday quote
20161213 tuesday quote new Monday quote Friday quote
20160906 tuesday quote Wednesday quote Tuesday quote