Perspective

"To the cynic, it is risking betrayal, disappointment and ingratitude.  To the person of belief, it is ... 

This Happiness Thing

The greatest obstacle to joy is a fully paid-up joylessness.

You can look ahead to happiness, or you can look back on it, but it's so hard to notice it to your left or right. 

We fancy that we would be happier in some far away place, as if you could catch a plane to a state of mind.

The key to happiness is pretty much the same as the key to worry and anxiety -- you must learn to make a big deal out of nothing.

Mirthful Monday

"One thing you learn in a long marriage is not to assume someone is dead just because they're unresponsive." 

Weekend Whimsy

 I wonder sometimes if you have to do some terribly evil thing to go to hell or whether it's more like a lifetime achievement award, based on your whole body of work. 

Sign Over the Gates of Hell

"YES, THIS DOES MEAN YOU'RE A BAD PERSON."

Tuesday Thought

 What a joy it is...

 after a day of seeking advantage in the world...

 to come home to someone over whom the last thing in the world you would ever seek...

is an advantage.

Weekend Wildcard

 "It's important to listen carefully.  It keeps things from getting into your head that you may later mistake for your opinion." 

Wistful Wednesday

 "It is said that nothing lasts forever, but there are moments in our lives when we think something will, and it is the memory of those moments...

                                                    

         

         ...that lasts forever."