Goodbye, Hello

To be interested in the changing seasons

is a happier state of mind

than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

~George Santayana

Happiness

A reflection in the window of the main library at the University of Arizona, for participation in  Weekend Reflections, a fun photography meme hosted by James:

The sculpture that is being reflected is Girl with Doves by David Wynne 1970.

"Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude."

~Joseph Wood Krutch

Always

"The mere sense of living is joy enough."

~Emily Dickinson

As It Is

 "Notice everything. Appreciate everything, including the ordinary.  

That's how to click in with joyfulness or cheerfulness."

~ from Start Where You Are by Pema Chödrön

Being Here Now

"Be yourself. Life is precious as it is. 

All the elements for your happiness are already here.

There is no need to run, strive, search or struggle.

Just Be."

~Thich Nhat Hanh

Tangerine Meditation

image credit: pa1nt

"Each time you look at a tangerine, you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it’s wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy."

~from Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh

Not-wanting

 "As long as we associate happiness with getting what we want, we've associated it with exactly the opposite thing that makes us happy. Getting what we want doesn't make us happy, not wanting makes us happy."

~from YouTube video Behind the Wanter • Adyashanti

 "When there is no desire, all things are at peace."
~Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching chap.37

"Enjoying life is really a matter of choosing to not want something other than what you’ve got. When you stop desiring something more or better, you can begin to enjoy what you have right now."
~Gina Lake, Radical Happiness

Krishnamurti's Secret

"Do you want to know my secret?…

My secret is that I don't mind what happens."

  ~J. Krishnamurti