It's about living in the moment and appreciating the smallest things. Surrounding yourself with the things that inspire you and letting go of the obsessions that want to take over your mind. It is a daily struggle sometimes and hard work but happiness begins with your own attitude and how you look at the world.

Outer order contributes to inner calm.

Volunteering to help others is the right thing to do, and it also boosts personal happiness

People feel happier when they feel like they're progressing. When they feel like something in their life is growing or getting better.

It's true that people do assume that people who are critical are smarter than people who are uncritical.

... one flaw throws the loveliness of [everything else] into focus. I remember reading that Shakers deliberately introduced a mistake into the things they made, to show that man shouldn't aspire to the perfection of God. Flawed can be more perfect than perfection.

Forbearance is a form of generosity.