There’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief: Nothing here lasts. What does that mean? It means that the breathtakingly beautiful rose in my vase will wither tomorrow. It means that my youth will neglect me. But it also means that the sadness I feel today will change tomorrow. My pain will die. My laughter won’t last forever but neither will my tears. We say this life isn’t perfect. And it isn’t. It isn’t perfectly good. But, it also isn’t perfectly bad, either.

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Around us, life bursts with miracles--a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere. Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles. Eyes that see thousands of colors, shapes, and forms; ears that hear a bee flying or a thunderclap; a brain that ponders a speck of dust as easily as the entire cosmos; a heart that beats in rhythm with the heartbeat of all beings. When we are tired and feel discouraged by life's daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they are always there.

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Laughter is the sound of the soul dancing. – Jarod Kintz

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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.

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Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling._ Margaret Lee Runbeck

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Every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.

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Tension is who you think you should be, relaxation is who you are._ Chinese Proverb

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Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. ― William Shakespeare

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Happiness is the best makeup. – Drew Barrymore

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