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TUESDAY THOUGHT 2/17/09

February 17, 2009 on 11:45 am | By John Ingrisano | In Motivational Thoughts | No Comments

The Quest for Happiness

No one is happy all the time … except, of course, for the terminally moronic!  As my mother used to say:  “If you find brief moments of joy in this life of struggle, count your blessings.”  Good advice.  I can be happy with that.

Of course, it seems to me that happiness is way overrated.  Personally, maybe it’s a sign of age, but I’d much prefer satisfaction these days, knowing that my life is being well spent with and on good people, not squandered in a quest for feel-good self-fulfillment.  

My point:  Money, power, success, physical pleasures (now there’s a euphemism if ever there was one) may keep us busy and fill our time, but it seems to me that the greatest joy in life results from believing in something well worth believing in.  Enjoy this beautiful day. — jri

“Many people have a wrong idea
of what constitutes true happiness.
It is not attained through self-
Gratification, but through fidelity to
A worthy purpose.”
 – Helen Keller