“Crauwels loved this time of evening, when his duties to the crew had ended and his duties to the damned nobility had not yet begun. This was his. One hour, around dusk, to smell the air and feel the salt on his skin and find some joy in this life forced upon him.”
Source: The Devil and the Dark Water
“Doing the hard thing even at the expense of comfort and immediate happiness does not make the Christian life one of perpetual misery. In following God through difficulty, we find real joy instead of its superficial substitute, happiness.”
Source: The Heart of the Chronicles of Narnia: Knowing God Here by Finding Him There
“Joy comes from knowing you are in the hands of a loving God who wills your ultimate good whatever the circumstance of the moment.”
Source: The Heart of the Chronicles of Narnia: Knowing God Here by Finding Him There
“Seven days," said Faramir. "But think not ill of me, if I say to you: they have brought me both a joy and a pain that I never thought to know. Joy to see you; but pain, because now the fear and doubt of this evil time are grown dark indeed. Éowyn, I would not have this world end now, or lose so soon what I have found.”
Source: The Return of the King
“Joy connects you with your True Self.”
Source: Leap With Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice
“Celebrate what brings YOU joy!”
Source: Leap With Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice
“Unless you understand the pain and sufferings of the people, trees, birds and the nature, how can you understand God.”
Source: Peace Bliss Beauty and Truth: Living with Positivity
“Does it bring you joy?
Does it boost your confidence?
Does it help you stay inspired?
Does it help you connect with that part of you that is always peaceful and filled with wonder and possibilities?”
Source: Leap With Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice
“The only real help for yourself and for others is meditation. Meditation helps you to become rooted in your inner being. You can only become a blessing to yourself and for others through meditation. If you are notrooted in your being, you are bound to do harm to others even if you want to do good. All thedo-gooders who want to help others has done much harm, because what they want to bring to others they themselves don't have.
They want to share love, but they have not love in their own hearts. They want to share compassion, but compassion comes only through meditation. They want to serve others, but service is only possible when the ego has disappeared. Otherwise service to others just becomes an egotrip.
Once you are settled in your being, service will come by itself like the fragrance of a flower. Meditationhas to become the centre of your life, and then everything will become possible.”
Source: Man is Part of the Whole: Silence, Love, Joy, Truth, Compassion, Freedom and Grace
“The feeling of joy is the feeling of opening the heart. Once we live with our hearts open, we can carve out meaningful experiences led by our joy, making it the supreme axis of our life that everything else rotates around.”
Source: The Power of Mess: A guide to finding joy and resilience when life feels chaotic