We don't laugh because we're happy – we're happy because we laugh.

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"Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."

- William James

Love

"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

- William James

Awareness

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."

- William James

Awareness

"My experience is what I agree to attend to."

- William James

Awareness

"Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear."

- William James

Awareness

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"Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance."

- Anne Lamott

Joy

"Tuesdays are for chasing rainbows and dancing in the rain."

Joy

"You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness."

Joy

"Taste and see how good the Lord is! The one who takes refuge in him is truly happy!"

Joy

"The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays."

- W. C. Jones

Joy