These happiness quotes will take you deep inside yourself, to the true and lasting source of your own personal joy and well being. All happiness comes from within, and these tools and perspectives will help you access that inner source and use it daily.
Consider each one of these as a meditation. Spend some time with it, and consider copying and pasting it into your phone or tablet and taking it with you for the day.
"Be an intrepid happiness warrior. Why a
warrior? Because it takes a fierce and persistent focus to build and maintain
happiness on an ongoing basis...and you can do it."
William DeFoore
"Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you."
Mary Lou Retton
"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."
Aristotle
"I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy."
J.D. Salinger
"Say to yourself, ‘I’m in charge of my day. I get to decide how this day goes, and I’m deciding to be happy, focused and mindful in all that I do.’ Then step joyfully into the next best thing, and the next."
"Tell yourself you’re a lucky, happy, healthy and successful person. Do this not once, but again and again, until you start to believe it. Then you will see more and more evidence that it’s true."
"Make a note to yourself, saying, ‘Today I choose to focus on the right, good and beautiful in my life and the world around me.’ The more you do this, the easier it will become, until you have created a new, happy normal for yourself."
"Accept responsibility for creating your own happiness. Develop your own personal happiness toolkit, and use your tools until they become second nature. It is your nature to be happy."
As you can see, many of these happiness quotes encourage you to develop positive self talk, as one of your strongest happiness tools.
Whether you realize it or not, you're talking to yourself all of the time, so why not make it work for you in the best possible way?
"Trust yourself to take good care of yourself in all of your relationships, and trust the other person to be exactly who they are. Allow everyone to find their own way, and become highly skilled at maintaining your own happiness and wellbeing regardless of the choices they make. This is the beginning point of love."
"Let go of the need for others to be different than they are, while keeping your focus on your own chosen character and integrity. This is one of the greatest keys to happiness and success."
"Joy is attractive. Seeking happiness in all you do is the best way to attract those you love to join you on your journey."
"Think for a moment of the people you love, and who love you. Set your critical mind aside for a moment, and focus on what you love and appreciate about those people. This allows you to see who they really are, and takes you closer to who you really are. You can make all of your relationships happy."
These positive, upbeat quotes are professionally designed to help you create, positive, healthy thought patterns and beliefs that will serve you well in every aspect of your life.
The more you practice and repeat them to yourself, along with the other quotes on happiness you'll find on this site, the better they will work for you.
Your mind is a powerful tool, so use it wisely! Find even more happiness quotes here.
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