Thought for the Day (T4D) - Boldness

"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball."

~ Billie Jean King

Thought for the Day (T4D) - Happiness

"Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is."

~Maksim Gorky

Thought for the Day (T4D) - Love and Life

"You will find, as you look back upon your life, that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love."

~ Henry Drummond

Thought for the Day (T4D) - Kindness

"Kindness is tenderness, kindness is love, perhaps greater than love ... kindness is goodwill, kindness says, 'I want you to be happy.' Kindness comes very close to the benevolence of God."

~ Randolph Ray

Thought for the Day (T4D) - Happy People

"Happy people...enjoy the fundamental, often very simple things of life.... They savor the moment, glad to be alive, enjoying their work, their families, the good things around them.... Their eyes are turned outward; they are aware, compassionate. They have the capacity to love."

~ Jane Canfield

Thought for the Day (T4D) - Face Your Deficiencies

"Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another."

~ Helen Keller

Thought for the Day (T4D) - Laughter

"Wholehearted, ready laughter heals, encourages, relaxes anyone within hearing distance. The laughter that springs from love makes wide the space around it—gives room for the loved one to enter in. Real laughter welcomes, and never shuts out."

~ Eugenia Price

Thought for the Day (T4D) - Stubborn Joy

This quote was on my thought-of-the-day calendar, and I loved it so much that I wanted to share it.

"Jesus embodied a stubborn joy. A joy that refused to bend in the wind of hard times. A joy that held its ground against pain. A joy whose roots extended deep into the bedrock of eternity." ~ Max Lucado

"A stubborn joy." I love that thought. Some people seem determined to be unhappy no matter what, so why can't there also be people determined to be happy, in spite of what may be going on around them? Hope you find a little joy in your day today! :)