Joyce Meyer Quotes

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

If you can't learn to enjoy your life when you have problems, you may never enjoy it because we'll always have problems.

We have become accustomed to living our life with joy amidst pain and challenges.

Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one's garden.

A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy.

There is still so much drama in my life, but I'm not a sad person anymore.

To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.

I think happiness is a choice. If you feel yourself being happy and can settle in to the life choices you make, then it's great. It's really, really great. I swear to God, happiness is the best makeup.

You have to accept who you are in order to make someone happy and be happy.

You simply have to accept that your demons are a part of you.

The biggest lesson I’ve learned is, “It’s okay.” It’s okay for me to be kind to myself. It’s okay to be wrong. It’s okay to get mad. It’s ok to be flawed. It’s okay to be happy. It’s okay to move on.

If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.

Our attitude in the face of life's challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.

My dad said, "As long as you're happy." I used to think it was kind of a very simple idea or philosophy because he wasn't religious. But you've got to try and be happy. And if you're not happy, you can't help anyone else. So obviously, some crazy people could go to places, but I just think you need to be content within yourself, so that's the thing.

We do not need to become unhappy just because things don't go our way.

If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.

Happiness is lost by criticizing it; sorrow by accepting it.

Life has its ups and downs, so to expect otherwise is setting yourself up for disappointment.

If we cannot meet our everyday surroundings with equanimity and pleasure and grow each day in some useful direction, then... life is on the road toward misfortune, misery and destruction.

Learn to accept your limits and you'll become a happier person.

The best recipe for happiness and contentment I've seen is this: dig a big hole in the garden of your thoughts and put into it all your disillusions, disappointments, regrets, worries, troubles, doubts, and fears. Cover well with the earth of fruitfulness. Water it from the well of contentment. Sow on top the seeds of hope, courage, strength, patience, and love. Then when the time for gathering comes, may your harvest be a rich and fruitful one.

The ups and downs, the problems and stress, along with all the happiness, have given me optimism and hope because I am living proof of survival.

At the end of the day, the key to happiness is taking ultimate responsibility for your reactions to all of your experiences - the good and the chaotic.