#pine

They sat quietly together for a few minutes, Joe holding Fiona's hand, Fiona sniffling. No flowery words, no platitudes passed between them. Joe would have done anything to ease her suffering, but he knew nothing he might do, or say, could. Her grief would run its course, like a fever, and release her when it was spent. He would not shush her or tell her it was God's will and that her da was better off. That was rubbish and they both knew it. When something hurt as bad as this, you had to let it hurt. There were no shortcuts. ↗

— Jennifer Donnelly

#death-and-dying #death-of-a-loved-one #sorrow #unhappiness #death

If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#gas #happiness #inspirational #journey #life

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#like #mystery #never #religion #should

Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled. ↗

— Benjamin Spock

#by-product #doing #feel #fulfilled #makes

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy. ↗

— Wayne Gretzky

#deadliest #diseases #happiness #heavy #most

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will. ↗

— Epictetus

#way-to-be #worry

Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. ↗

— John Harrigan

#happiness #held #seed #shared

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#greatest #greatest happiness #happiness #life #loved

I have to keep reminding myself: If you give your life to God, he doesn't promise you happiness and that everything will go well. But he does promise you peace. You can have peace and joy, even in bad circumstances. ↗

— Patricia Heaton

#circumstances #does #even #everything #give

I have a bad back partially from playing the drums and singing. I used to have to hold my body in such a position that my spine got out of alignment. ↗

— Don Henley

#back #bad #bad back #body #drums