#happiness

"Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not."

"Nebraska State Motto Equality before the law.Where Monsanto/GMO corn is above the law."

"There are random moments - tossing a salad, coming up the driveway to the house, ironing the seams flat on a quilt square, standing at the kitchen window and looking out at the delphiniums, hearing a burst of laughter from one of my children's rooms - when I feel a wavelike rush of joy. This is my true religion: arbitrary moments of of nearly painful happiness for a life I feel privileged to lead."

"I think my quarry is illusion. I war against magic. I believe that, though illusion often cheers and comforts, it ultimately and invariably weakens and constricts the spirit."

"Miracle [10w] The greatest unacknowledged miracle is man has lasted this long."

"Winning vs. Losing [10w] Too often the cost of winning is losing your soul."

"One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno."

"An empty bus hurtles through the starry nightPerhaps the driver is singingand happy because he sings."

"Expectation [10w] Eyes that see with expectation lieby not querying, 'Why."

"I'm a happy person. If you want to be around me, you can either choose to be happy too, or follow the signs to the nearest exit!"

"If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent or genius can make up for it."

"*"Maybe the whole point of my life is to make you feel more alive."

"Regret [10w] Regret's more about lost opportunities than about paths we've chosen."

"Today I am even richer."

"Consolation [10w] Man finds consolation in love, laughter and Ben & Jerry's."

"The Squeaky Wheel The squeaky wheel ~will put you $374.43 in the holeafter replacing the brake pad, rotorsand $500 with a new master cylinder."

"Past/Present/Future I have no problem living in the present,but because of my pastpeople want to kill me in the future."

"The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Hill That's because my lawn is on a south-facing slope of the hill and more more open to sunlight and warm winds. It's dryer due to higher levels of evapotranspiration than my neighbor's greener north-facing slope.I'm not the least bit envious of the color of his greener grass.I'm just pissed that the prick owns a better piece of real estate."

"Love on Fire [10w] A man in love cannot see fire or smell smoke."

"Senility [10w] Senility's like a bottle of Coke that lost its bubbles."