Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product. Paradoxically, the one sure way not to be happy is deliberately to map out a way of life in which one would please oneself completely and exclusively.
That Eleanor Roosevelt was one wise chica.
The internet and I are still on a little break. I'm kinda diggin' this whole not being online as much thing. It's making me feel less scattered and more like a real person.
Hope your week's swell!
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A wonderful reminder, and words to live by. :)
ReplyDeleteRelated: I should follow by example and go on a break with the interwebz. That short stint in December (in which I cheated just the teensiest bit) didn't fully satiate my need for non-Internetness. And that is now a word.
Making up words is my favorite. And breaks from the interwebz = life-changing.
Deletewonderful :) i had to tell myself this a lot when pulling myself out of depression!
ReplyDeleteI have tell myself this a lot when I have trouble dealing with my anxiety!
DeleteSo true and what a great reminder. Have a jolly good day, lovely. xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks Diana, you too!
Deletewise, wise words. thanks, rachel!
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DeleteGreat quote! :)
ReplyDeleteThis quote makes me think of something I was discussing with a friend today... about how oftentimes our choice in life ends up being: a happy life or an interesting life. It's an interesting to ponder...
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/14/do-you-overemphasize-happiness/ <-- this is the blog that got me thinking of this.