Notes

A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe. - Csikszentmihalyi
It is not primarily our physical selves that limit us but rather our mindset about our physical limits. ― E. Langer
Love is that micro-moment of warmth and connection that you share with another living being. - B. Fredrickson
The good life is a process, not a state of being. - Carl Rogers
Love and work are to people what water and sunshine are to plants. - Jonathan Haidt
Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it. - Daniel Kahneman
Compassion is one of the few things we can practice that will bring...happiness to our lives. - Dalai Lama
We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. - Chuck Palahniuk
We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth. - Satir
Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations. - Edward de Bono
We need each other. The sooner we learn that, it is better for us all. - Erik Erikson
Happiness is not out there for us to find. The reason that it's not out there is that it's inside us.
Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous. - Brené Brown
Hope has proven a powerful predictor of outcome in every study we've done so far. - Charles R. Snyder
Every person...is full of great possibilities that can be realized through imagination, effort, & perseverance.
The best way to find out whether you're on the right path? Stop looking at the path. - Marcus Buckingham
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. - Sigmund Freud
Becoming is better than being. - Carol S. Dweck
Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it. - Albert Schweitzer
It's more selfless to act happy. - Gretchen Rubin
We can regret less and be grateful for what is good in life. - Barry Schwartz
The difference between misery & happiness depends on what we do with our attention. - Sharon Salzberg
When we are grateful, we affirm that a source of goodness exists in our lives. - Robert Emmons
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. - Paul Romer
Denial is a useful defense mechanism until it's not. - Rosalind Kaplan
Happy marriages are based on a deep friendship, mutual respect and enjoyment of each others' company. - Gottman
When we are open to new possibilities, we find them. Be open and skeptical of everything. - Kashdan
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not. - Kurt Cobain