You can't change anyone but yourself.

The days are long, but the years are short.

Every house needs a few junk drawers where you can find unexpected things. It's good to have a bit of chaos someplace, with some things that don't really belong anywhere but you want to keep. You never know when stuff like that will come in handy, plus it's just nice to know it's there. ~ G. Rubin

"Of all the things that wisdom provides for living one's entire life in happiness, the greatest by far is the possession of friendship." ~ Epicurus

Hugging relieves stress, boosts feelings of closeness, and even squelches pain.

Enjoy the process.

One way to feel good is to make time for play - which researchers define as an activity that's very satisfying, has no economic significance, doesn't create social harm, and doesn't necessarily lead to praise or recognition.

On sunny days, I think "great," a good day to be outdoors and on grey days I think "great," a good day to be indoors. It's all in your attitude. ~ The Happiness Project Blog

New friends expand your world by providing an entrance to new interests, opportunities, and activities and can be an invaluable source of support and information - and just as happiness-inducing, you can play the same role for them. ~ Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

It is easy to be heavy; hard to be light. ~ G.K. Chesterton

All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking. ~ Nietzche

or spinning

from...Secrets of Adulthood (The happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin)

What you do every day matter more than what you do once in a while.

You don't have to be good at everything.

If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough.

Over-the-counter medicines are very effective.

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

What's fun for other people may not be fun for you - and vice versa.

People actually prefer that you buy wedding gifts off their registry.

You can't profoundly change your children's natures by nagging them or signing them up for classes.

No deposit, no return.

continued...Secrets of Adulthood (The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin)

Bring a sweater.

By doing a little bit each day, you can get a lot accomplished.

Soap and water remove most stains.

Turning a computer on and off a few times often fixes a glitch.

If you can't find something, clean up.

You can choose what you do; you can't choose what you like to do.

Happiness doesn't always make you feel happy.

more to come...

Secrets of Adulthood Sequence: (The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin)

People don't notice your mistakes as much as you think.

It's OK to ask for help.

Most decisions don't require extensive research.

Do good, feel good.

It's important to be nice to everyone.

to be continued...

For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way -
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
~Author Unknown"

"Happiness," wrote William Butler Yeats, "is neither virtue or pleasure nor this thing or that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing."

Treat your friends like you do your pictures, place them in the best light. ~ Unknown

You change for two reasons: Either you learn enough that you want to, or you've been hurt enough that you have to. ~ Unknown

If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us. ~Daisaku Ikeda

It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot

Ceativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun. ~ Mary Lou Cook

Mishaps are like knives that either serve or cut us as we grasp them by the blade or handle. ~ James Russell Lowell

Beware the barrenness of a busy life. ~ Socrates

If you want to be resepcted by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart. ~ Kay Knudson

Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. ~ Golda Meir

Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece. Ralph Charell

Never bear more than one trouble at a time. Some people bear three kinds - all they have had, all they have now, and all they expect to have. ~ Edward Everett Hale

Time is free, but you can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back. ~ Harvey MacKay