They say that happiness is nothing but a state of mind, and I couldn't agree more. Happiness is what all of us strive for. What makes you happy? Does looking at nature, smiling babies, laughing out loud, playing with your pet, shopping for shoes or clothes, volunteering, gardening, dancing, or singing make you happy? Then put these things into perspective and pursue happiness.
Stop complaining, relying on others for your happiness, or comparing yourself with others, and for a change, enjoy what you have and value happiness. Similarly, don't dwell in the past or future, but have a positive mindset and live for today. Resolve to let go of all negative thoughts, this won't be easy at first, but the more you try, the better you will get at it.
Being Happy Quotes
"Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and then got it back again." - Frances Rodman
"Be so happy that when others look at you they become happy too." - Anonymous
"The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day." - Anonymous
"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." - Marcus Aurelius
"Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own." - Robert Heinlein
"There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved." - George Sand
"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." - Allan K. Chalmers
"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence." - Aristotle
"People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel." - Irwin Federman
"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul." - Judy Garland
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde
"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." - The Buddha
"The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be." - Marcel Pagnol
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Herman Cain
"The really happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery when on a detour." - Anonymous
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy." - Anne Frank
"Happiness is not in our circumstance but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are." - John B. Sheerin
"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will." - Epictetus
"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections." - Gerard Way
"Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation. Foolish preparation?" - Jane Austen
"Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it." - Jacques Prvert
"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it." - Groucho Marx
"The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life!" - Oscar Wilde
"The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." - Benjamin Franklin
"Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." - Victor Hugo
"To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all." - Helen Rowland
"Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad!" - Norm Papernick
"Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own." - H. Jackson Brown
"A great obstacle to happiness is to anticipate too great a happiness." - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
"If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time." - Edith Wharton
"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet." - James Oppenheim
"Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy." - Robert Anthony
"Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have." - Rabbi Hyman Schachtel
At the end of the day, you need to understand, that no matter how many inspirational quotes you read or how many people tell you and push you towards positive thinking, being happy is, as mentioned before, a state of mind that you choose for yourself. There really is no locked-up secret of happiness, and the above quotes are really the best quotes that can prove this.