"Do not educate your child to be rich. Educate him to be happy so when he grows up, he’ll know the value of things, not the price."
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"I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy."
- Sylvia Plath (via rainydaysandblankets)
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"Being happy never goes out of style."
- Lily Pulitzer (1931-2013)
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19 Ways to Love Yourself
Some good, happy thoughts for your Friday morning, courtesy of Thought Catalog. Here are my favorites (click through the title for the full list).
1. Draw a long, hot bath (even if this means waiting until you go back to your parents’ house for a visit where there is an actual bathtub), light a bunch of candles, get a glass of chilled white wine and a book. Enjoy that for as long as it continues to feel amazing, or at least your fingers don’t get too pruny.
3. Get fresh-cut flowers every once in a while.
4. Whenever the weather is nice outside, make an effort to spend sometime in the sun — even if it’s only by an open window — and just look around for a while, enjoying how beautiful and fresh everything looks.
5. Go to a pet store and/or rescue shelter and say hello to all of the adorable animals you won’t be able to take home today are. You can also say hello to the fish, and possibly take one of them home.
6. Read a book from your childhood that you used to love, and remember all of the things about it that made you first fall in love with reading. Highlight your favorite parts, and maybe even make some of the quotes into art for your walls.
13. Walk around a food market for an afternoon just taking everything in, buying one or two things if the mood strikes you but mostly focused on learning more about where your food comes from.
16. Listen to a musical soundtrack and sing along with every song at top volume.
"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less."
- Socrates (via theriverjordyn)
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"Most people think happiness is about gaining something, but it’s not. It’s all about getting rid of the darkness you accumulate."
- Carolyn Crane (via hellanne)
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"The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others."
- William Lyon Phelps (via souls-entwined)
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"Realize you can be happy this moment for no reason. Otherwise, you eternally depend on conditions for happiness. Unconscious of this moment, you remain a victim of circumstances."
- Arthur D. Saftlas (via rainydaysandblankets)
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"Those who stop concentrating on how unhappy they are find that their happiness is growing. You must lose yourself to find yourself."
- The Meaning of Marriage
By Tim Keller (via rainydaysandblankets)
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