Garrett Hedlund Quotes

'Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.

Choosing to be grateful earns you happiness

The thought has cheered me, and I'd like to hang onto that. Must protect my little pockets of happiness.

Life could be vastly improved if we could count our blessings as self-actualizing people can and do, and if we could retain their constant sense of good fortune and gratitude for it.

You have all the tools right now to make this day, this moment, happy. The best of these tools is love.

Stop focusing on the bad stuff because life is too damn short.

Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing.

Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

I always live in the present - I love the present. I cherish the future.

Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.

We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as we can.

At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I've never emerged.

I guess I don't think there's any reason to feel guilty about having joy in your life, regardless of how bad things are in the world.

The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.

I've realized I can't waste any moment being unhappy.

Contemplate the good things in your life and be grateful for them.

Happiness is an inside job.

When you've seen a lot of bad stuff and just want to enjoy your life and be happy and have your kids happy and have your friends happy, you just have a value system where it raises the bar on what's important.

I'm all about cultivating joy in your life.

I prefer to celebrate every moment of my life and not allow any negativity.

Why be negative when you can enjoy life and be positive? That's something I learned over the years.

What annoys me most is it is so easy to focus on negatives all the time. All you hear is a lot of people - whether it is industry leaders or politicians - complaining about everything. I don't deny things are not always perfect, but the stage it gets is huge compared with the simple things that make people happy, like winning a football match.

It's a conscious decision, a full-time job, to be happy.

All the adversity and discouragement is trying to cloud your mind. But I learned to deal with it. In the end, I'm happy and thankful and blessed.