Happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy — it must come as the unintended consequence of working for a goal greater than oneself.

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"Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists."

- Victor Frankl

Awareness

"Don’t aim at success — the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself."

- Victor Frankl

Success

"What is to give light must endure burning"

- Victor Frankl

Perseverance

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"In loving someone as they are, we open ourselves to the possibility of true happiness."

- Beauty and the Beast

Happiness

"Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get."

- W. P. Kinsella

Happiness

"You’re only one workout away from a good mood."

- Health Coach Maria Marlowe

Happiness

"Friday sees more smiles than any other day of the workweek!"

- Kate Summers

Happiness

"Oh! It’s Friday again. Share the love that was missing during the week. In a worthy moment of peace and bliss."

- S. O’ Sade

Happiness