Happiness Now! Quotes

“Happiness is not in things; happiness is in you.”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good FAST

“Circumstances and situations do color life, but you have been given the mind to choose what the color shall be.”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good FAST

“Nothing in the world can make you happy; everything in the world can encourage you to be happy”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good FAST

“Contrary to popular belief, time does not heal, time does not fly, time does not do anything. Time has no consciousness. It does nothing for you. The key to happiness now is what you choose to do with your time right now. Are you, right now, making the most valuable use of your time? This moment is, after all, the time of your life. Your choices are what make each moment.”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast

“Revel in your freedom. Live wholeheartedly, laugh loud, love much, spread joy, be truthful, and give yourself to everything. You, who are already whole, can lose nothing. Your ego may fall from time to time, but you will not. Live big!”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast

“It also reflects a tendency in our society to focus on negatives. Doctors, for instance, study illness, not health. Business leaders analyse failure, not success. Economists study cost, not value. Philosophers mostly debate original sin, not original blessing.”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast

“All parents want their children to be happy, but so few parents talk about it.”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast

“Now has enough wisdom to last you forever,
because within you, right now, there is all
the wisdom you listen for in others. Now has enough love to last you a lifetime,
because within you, right now, there is the
love you continually cry out for. Now has enough peace to last you an eternity,
because within you, right now, peace of mind
is one thought away at most. And now has enough joy to outlast the world,
because within you, right now, the joy you
chase is not in things – it is in you.”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast

“Life is an act of listening. The quality of your life depends on the quality of your listening.7 In any given moment, you’re either listening to the voice of fear (your ego), or the voice of love (your unconditioned Self). Fear always leads to more fear. Love always leads to more love. Learning to switch off the voice of fear is an art. What is unhelpful is to attack fear, resist fear, or defend against fear. One answer is simply to focus on love, and to value love more than fear. The more you value love, the less fear you’ll hear.”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast

“Without Self-acceptance, love has to wait; with Self-acceptance, love is made welcome. Without Self-acceptance, there is no happiness; with Self-acceptance, you know happiness. Without Self-acceptance, truth hurts; with Self-acceptance, truth heals. Without Self-acceptance, you can accept no one fully into your life; with Self-acceptance, you can. Without Self-acceptance, you are always hiding; with Self-acceptance, your spirit is gliding. Without Self-acceptance, nothing is enough; with Self-acceptance, you are enough. Without Self-acceptance, you are not free to grow; with Self-acceptance, your potential is free to flow. Without Self-acceptance, there is no chance; with Self-acceptance, you always have a chance.”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast

“Workaholism’ is endemic, and for many of us our life is governed entirely by work. Once upon a time, we worked to live; now, we live to work. Any ‘life’ we do have is merely recovery from work. We work, recover from work and then work again. We go to the office to work. After work, we bring some work home with us. For rest, we go to the gym for a workout. Totally exhausted, we go to therapy to work through our problems – ’I’ve done a lot of work on myself,’ we say. After all that, there’s the housework! Finally, we go to bed, too tired to be happy, but our mind is still working and we can’t sleep. No problem. Insomnia is a wonderful chance to get more work done! The work ethic is motivated by the belief that anything worthwhile requires great work, effort and labour. According to the work ethic – creativity isn’t inspiration, it’s perspiration; love is a labour, not a joy; success is a marathon, it never comes easily; health is about a ‘no pain, no gain’ attitude; salvation is hardest of all – it is a wrestling match with the angels, just ask Jacob. Nothing comes easily, according to the work ethic. Has it ever occurred to you that ... you’re trying too hard to be happy?”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast

“Nothing in the world can make you happy; everything in the world can encourage you to be happy.”
― Robert Holden, Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast