“Not on the outer world For inward joy depend; Enjoy the luxury of thought, Make thine own self friend; Not with the restless throng, In search of solace roam But with an independent zeal Be intimate at home.” WorldSelfHomeJoyEnjoyDependsIndependentLuxuryIntimateContentmentInwardRestlessZealSolaceOuter Worlds Book:Gleanings Source: Gleanings
“There is no point in trying to remember your dreams ... There is only the unspeakable joy of eavesdropping on your spirit, catching tiny glimpses of its independent life, resting for a moment in its wisdom, puzzling, laughing sometimes, over what it's up to, what it makes of you.” TryingSometimesMomentsDreamRememberJoySpiritLaughingIndependentTinyYour DreamsGlimpseCatchingNo PointUnspeakablePuzzlingEavesdroppingNo Point In TryingIndependent Life Author:Marsha Norman
“It was a great joy for me to develop a strong female character in the spirit of an Icelandic woman. Icelandic women tend to be very strong and very independent, and I think that came in very handy.” ThinkingCharacterJoySpiritStrongFemaleIndependentVery StrongFemale CharactersHandyGreat JoyStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Anita Briem
“Exercise free will and creative, independent thought not for the satisfactions they will bring you, but for the good they will do others, the rest of the 6.8 billion–and those who will follow them. And then you too will discover the great and curious truth of the human experience is that selflessness is the best thing you can do for yourself. The sweetest joys of life, then, come only with the recognition that you’re not special. Because everyone is.” HumansJoyCan DoCreativeSpecialExerciseIndependentSatisfactionBillionsCuriousRecognitionBest ThingsFree WillSelflessnessHuman ExperienceSweetestJoy Of LifeIndependent Thought Author:David McCullough
“An attitude of philosophic doubt, of suspended judgment, is repugnant to the natural man. Belief is an independent joy to him.” MenJoyBeliefNaturalAttitudeDoubtJudgmentIndependentSuspendedIndependent WomenPhilosophic Book:Logic, Inductive and Deductive Source: Logic, Inductive and Deductive
“I wake up feeling clear and energized in the morning What is most profound for me about this light eating pattern is the flow of cosmic energy I feel coursing through my body. During the day it feels as if joy is simply running through every cell independent of external factors.” IfsFeelsFeelingsBodyLightRunningJoyEnergyMorningClearEatingFlowWake UpIndependentProfoundPatternsFactorsCellsCosmicCosmic Energy Book:Conscious Eating Source: Conscious Eating