It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

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Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the pain is traded for a worthy price. ― Orson Scott Card

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Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. - Francesca Reigler

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Happiness is neither within us, nor without us. It is in the union of ourselves with God. _ Blaise Pascal

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Don't turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That's where the light enters you. — Rumi

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Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. - John Harrigan

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You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. ― Jonathan Safran Foer

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. — Franklin D Roosevelt

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Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are inseparable. ― Albert Camus

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