...our happiness hinges not on good luck; it hinges on peace of heart.
"The root of joy is gratefulness."
Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.
Joy is that kind of happiness that does not depend on what happens.
Grateful living makes life meaningful and full of joy.
People who have faith in life are like swimmers who entrust themselves to a rushing river. They neither abandon themselves to its current nor try to resist it. Rather, they adjust their every movement to the watercourse, use it with purpose and skill, and enjoy the adventure.