Happiness is the best facelift.
Interpretation
Happiness rejuvenates and enhances one's appearance more than any cosmetic procedure.
This quote by Joni Mitchell suggests that true happiness has the power to transform one's outward appearance, making us appear more vibrant and youthful. It implies that genuine joy is not merely a feeling but a fundamental aspect of beauty that reflects in our demeanor and presence.
In practice
In a speech about self-esteem, one might cite this quote to encourage finding joy within oneself.
There's a man who's been out sailing In a decade full of dreams And he takes her to a schooner And he treats her like a queen Bearing beads from California With their amber stones and green He has called her from the harbor He has kissed her with his freedom He has heard her off to starboard In the breaking and the breathing Of the water weeds While she was busy being free
Unlike some of my peers, I haven't really hit a writer's block. When I hit a block I just paint, which is an old crop rotation trick.
This is a nation that has lost the ability to be self-critical, and that makes a lie out of the freedoms.
You wake up one day and suddenly realize that your youth is behind you, even though you're still young at heart.
I have an aversion to being mislabeled. Here's a label I'd accept: I'm an 'individual.' I'm someone who can't follow, and doesn't want to lead.
What I do is unusual: chordal movements that have never been used before, changing keys and modalities mid-song.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast." ~
Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being.
Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o'clock, warm hearthrugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies to the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without.
A way of life that keeps saying 'Around the next corner, above the next step,' works against the natural order of things and makes it so difficult to be happy and good.
You don't have to justify a beautiful stroke of good luck. Accept it. Smile and say thank you.
You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
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