41 Quotes by Sonja Lyubomirsky

...The more a person is inclined to gratitude, the less likely he or she is to be depressed, anxious, lonely, envious, or neurotic.

All that is required to become an optimist is to have the goal and to practice it. The more you rehearse optimistic thoughts, the more 'natural' and 'ingrained' they will become. With time they will be part of you, and you will have made yourself into an altogether different person.

Thus the key to happiness lies not in changing our genetic makeup (which is impossible) and not in changing our circumstances (i.e., seeking wealth or attractiveness or better colleagues, which is usually impractical), but in our daily intentional activities.

If you're not happy today, then you won't be happy tomorrow unless you take things into your own hands and take action.

It turns out that the process of working toward a goal, participating in a valued and challenging activity, is as important to well-being as its attainment.

I use the term happiness to refer to the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile.

If you’re not happy today, then you won’t be happy tomorrow unless you take things into your own hands and take action.

Happiness is not out there for us to find. The reason that it’s not out there is that it’s inside us.

All that is required to become an optimist is to have the goal and to practice it. The more you rehearse optimistic thoughts, the more ‘natural’ and ‘ingrained’ they will become. With time they will be part of you, and you will have made yourself into an altogether different person.