Finding Happiness within Text

Today was an uneventful day followed by unwanted, depressing rain that made my day worse than it already was. So I was thinking, what's a better way of feeling happy again? One word came to thought! "Inspiration!" So I figured, I would make today's blog all about Inspiration!

With that said, I will be posting poems, articles, quotes from books and anything that I can find to enlighten my mood and hopefully to enlighten others moods as well. So enjoy!



Believe in What Makes You Happy


by Dena Dilaconi


Believe in what makes you feel good.

Believe in what makes you happy.

Believe in the dreams you've always

wanted to come true, and give them

every chance to.


Life holds no promises

as to what will come your way.

You must search for your own ideals

and work toward reaching them.

Life makes no guarantees

as to what you'll have.


It just gives you time to make choices

and to take chances and to discover

whatever secrets that might come

your way.


If you are willing to take the

opportunities you are given

and utilize the abilities you have,

you will constantly fill your life

with special moments and

unforgettable times.


No one knows the mysteries of life

or its ultimate meaning, but for those

who are willing to believe in their dreams

and in themselves, life is a precious gift

in which anything is possible.



"Very little is needed

to make a happy life,

It is all within yourself"

- Marcus Aurelius



"Happiness is the meaning

and the purpose of life, the

whole aim and end of human existence"

- Aristotle



"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when

pursued, is always just beyond your grasp,

but which, if you will sit down quietly, may

alight upon you." (One of favorite quotes)

-Nathaniel Hawthorne



"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the

scenery you miss by going too fast - you also

miss the sense of where you're going and why."

- Eddie Cantor



"The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the

secret of Freedom, Courage."

- Thucydides



A special quote for the males:


"A man's happiness and success in life will depend

not so much upon what he has, or upon what position

he occupies, as upon what he is, and the heart he carries

into his position."

- S. J. Wilson



Finally a poem every human being should cherish!


Find Happiness in Everything You Do



Find Happiness in nature

in the beauty of a mountain

in the serenity of the sea

Find happiness in friendship

in the fun of doing things together

in the sharing and understanding

Find happiness in your family

in the stability of knowing that

someone cares

in the strength of love and honesty

Find happiness in yourself

in your mind and body

in your values and achievements

Find happiness in everything.

- Susan Polis Schutz

*If you're interested in reading more about these quotes and poems, you can find them all in a book entitled "The Language of Happiness" which is edited by Susan Polis Schutz.