You don't meditate once and suddenly your life turns around. What it does is it lets you train your brain to be able to become more stable in an action-oriented way.
Goldie HawnRead
The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.
Interpretation
True happiness comes from self-acceptance rather than external validation.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance in achieving genuine happiness. It suggests that individuals should focus on being content with their true selves instead of molding themselves to fit the expectations or perceptions of others. When people prioritize their own identity over others' opinions, they cultivate a more authentic and fulfilling life.
In practice
During a motivational speech about self-esteem and confidence.
You don't meditate once and suddenly your life turns around. What it does is it lets you train your brain to be able to become more stable in an action-oriented way.
It's wonderful to move forward technologically, but we cannot forget that we are human beings who thrive on relationships, who thrive on interconnectivity, who thrive on sharing your feelings and emotions.
I want to know where joy lives. I'd interview scientists, religious leaders and heads of state. I'd want to find out exactly what makes people happy. I'd want to look into the biology, the chemistry of the human brain.
Never apologize for your success because you worked hard for it.
We are born with the seed of joy; it is up to us to nurture it.
It's wonderful to know you're aging, because that means you're still on the planet, right?
Obviously, there were ways to have made a lot more money and to have had more leisure. But I wouldn't choose that. I feel rich in ways that are unique and that I would never trade for tens of millions of dollars in the bank.
Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.
The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions.
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.
Perfect happiness, I believe, was never intended by the Deity to be the lot of one of his creatures in this world; but that he has very much put in our power the nearness of our approaches to it is what I have steadfastly believed.
Never retire! Do what you do and keep doing it. But don't do it on Friday. Take Friday off. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, go fishing...Then Monday to Thursday, do what you've been doing all your life. My point is: Live full and don't retreat.
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