You can add up your blessings or add up your troubles. Either way, you'll find you have an abundance.

Real? Real depends upon your perspective, Annabelle. People never see life exactly the same way. The world is what you think it is.

Happiness is a frame of mind. It is a state of thinking. It is an attitude, a headset, a mentality. Happiness is a disposition and demeanor. It is a mood and sensibility. It is a philosophy, a notion, a tone, an outlook and perspective. Happiness is all of these things, none of which exist separate from me. They cannot be extracted or stolen because they constitute my very being. Therefore, happiness must be the natural essence of me.

Life is as hard as you are determined to make it.

Take a step back. Life gets distorted when you examine things from too close up.

Instead of gearing up for a fight, try gearing up to listen. A fight will gain you nothing of worth. Listening, however, will grant insight into another person’s perspective, which may well gain you a valuable gem of understanding.

Isn’t it strange how a lamb can feel like a lion when comparing itself to a mouse, whereas a lion feels like a lamb when measuring itself against dragons?

Sometimes a problem isn’t really a problem but the solution in disguise.

Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.