I am joining the more than 200,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year... I am inspired by the brave women who have faced this battle before me and grateful for the support of family and friends.
Sheryl CrowRead
If it makes you happy _x000D_ It can't be that bad _x000D_ If it makes you happy _x000D_ Then why the hell are you so sad
Interpretation
The quote reflects the contrast between happiness and sadness, questioning why one would feel sad if something makes them happy.
In this quote, Sheryl Crow highlights a paradox many people face: they might engage in activities that bring joy, yet struggle with feelings of sadness. It emphasizes the complexity of emotions and suggests that external sources of happiness do not always equate to internal fulfillment, prompting self-reflection on one's emotional state.
In practice
During a motivational speech about finding joy in life despite challenges.
I am joining the more than 200,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year... I am inspired by the brave women who have faced this battle before me and grateful for the support of family and friends.
Someone like me shouldnt be diagnosed with breast cancer, thats what was going through my mind. I wasnt thinking about a diagnosis. I was just doing what I was supposed to do, which was staying on top of my mammograms. It was a shock.
I'm one of a dying breed who goes out and tours all the time. Labels don't spend the money to send people out to play before they become famous, but we did do that so the fans we have are word of mouth fans who have been travelling around with us for years, and they buy the albums, but they are also the ones who go out and get the bootlegs. I don't discourage bootlegging, I like playing live, I don't think it hurts my album sales at all if there are bootlegs out there. Who cares?
As you get older, you have your tribe of women that you grow and age gracefully with and you share wisdom with. That's your clan. That's your family. That's your strength.
I used to jog every day and call it my 'gratitude run.' I'd make my gratitude list as I ran. I never ran out of things to be grateful for. My knees aren't what they used to be, but I still do my gratitude list every day.
Industry, commerce and security are the surest roads to the happiness and prosperity of people.
Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy.
That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.
A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.
If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop thinking about their pain for a moment, or the fact the tomorrow morning they're going to get up and tell their boss off... then I'll be successful.
It is safe to be me. I love life. I am always safe and secure. I move forward in life with joy and ease. All is well in my world.
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