Lykke Quotes

We don't create our feelings; they simply come to us, and we have to accept them. The trick is, to welcome them.

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react that matters.

Like most things, the more we have of something, the less happiness we derive from it. The first slice of cake: awesome. The fifth slice: not so good.

Stop regretting the past and fearing the future. Today is all you have. Make the most of it. Make it worth remembering.

A city is successful not when it’s rich but when its people are happy. Creating bikeability and walkability shows respect for human dignity. We’re telling people, ‘You are important—not because you’re rich, but because you are human.’ If people are treated as special, as sacred, even, they behave that way. We need to walk just as birds need to fly. Creating public spaces is one way to lead us to a society that is not only more equal but also much happier.

One entry was entitled: "About God": "This thought has been ascribed to Voltaire: If God did not exist, mankind would have invented Him. I find more truth in the reverse: If there really is a God, then we should seek to forget Him, to raise up men who will to do good for goodness' sake, not out of fear of punishment for their bad deeds. How can someone give alms to a poor man with a clean heart when he believes, and has an interest in believing, that there is a God who keeps score in heaven, who looks down and nods in approval?

Take time to enjoy the journey toward your goal while also being mindful that achieving your goal will not fulfill you completely.

It's not a very sane thing to try to be great all the time. You want to make something magical; you want to make something wonderful; you want to give to everybody; you want to heal people; you want to still be inspired. That's not easy.

a happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell on the future.

See experiences as an investment in happy memories and in your personal story and development.

Forårets horisont Verden er våd og lys Himlen er tung af væde Hjertet er tungt af lykke Lykkelig nær ved at græde.

Only things that are imperfect, incomplete, and ephemeral can truly be beautiful, because only those things resemble the natural world.

We don’t create the meaning of our life, as Sartre claimed—we discover it.

appreciate the beauty of imperfection as an opportunity for growth.

(P)sychologists at the new School for Social Research found that fiction books improve our ability to register and read others' emotions and, according to an article in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, research also shows that literary fiction enhances our ability to reflect on our problems through reading about characters who are facing similar issues and problems.

Remember: Danes are direct descendants of Vikings, so we enjoy watching things burn: bonfires, candles, villages. It's all good.

Just as worry often brings about precisely the thing that was feared, excessive attention to a desire (or “hyper-intention”) can keep that desire from being fulfilled.

The most successful countries in the twenty-first century will be those that most efficiently turn wealth into well-being—and this also applies to the individual.

For the ambitious among us, once we reach our goal we soon formulate another to pursue. This is the hedonic treadmill. We continuously raise the bar for what we want or feel we need in order to be happy - and the hedonic treadmill spins faster with ambition. In other words, the downside to being ambitious is a constant sense of dissatisfaction with our achievements.

A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transport. It is where the rich walk and where they use bikes. We should create cities where rich and poor meet as equals: in parks, on the sidewalks, on public transport.

Expect the hedonic treadmill Take time to enjoy the journey towards your goal while also being mindful that achieving your goal will not fulfil you completely. Expect and understand that reaching your goal might make you happy - but only for a while. We continuously raise the bar for what we want or feel we need in order to be happy.

No people can be truly happy if they do not feel that they are choosing the course of their own life,” states the World Happiness Report 2012—and it also finds that having this freedom of choice is one of the six factors that explain why some people are happier than others.

Kjærleiken er den ande som gjer at vi finst til Kjærleiken er den vande som vil og ikkje vil Kjærleiken er ei lykke og han er sorga di, han går der bak eit stykke og så går han forbi Kjærleiken er som lyset, det kjem og det forsvinn Kjærleiken er det gyset som seier tap og vinn

Det kan regne og storme, det er ikke derpaa det kommer an, ofte kan en liten Glæde bemægtige sig en paa en Regnveirsdag og faa en til at gaa avsides med sin Lykke. Man stiller sig da op og gir sig til at se ret frem, nu og da ler man tyst og ser sig omkring. Hvad tenker man paa? En klar Rute i et Vindu, en Solstraale i Ruten, en Utsigt til en liten Bæk og kanske til en blaa Rift på Himlen. Det behøver ikke at være mere.

Instead of worrying about the past or the future, we should appreciate things just as they are in the moment, in the now.

Instead of searching for beauty in perfection, we should look for it in things that are flawed, incomplete.

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other." - Reinhold Niebuhr

七転び八起き Fall seven times, rise eight. — Japanese proverb

Only staying active will make You want to a live a hundred years.

Can someone really retire if he is passionate about what he does?

What makes me proud to be part of the human race – with all our faults and failures – is our endless curiosity and imagination.

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.

Keep going; don’t change your path.” そのままでいいがな

when you have a clear purpose, no one can stop you.

Så tenkte jeg, og derfor sa jeg det. Men sørg ikke over dette; ti jeg selv har voldt at slik måtte det ende. Og Gud bedre det for deg, sønn, så du ikke arver vår lykke. Gjør nu som din mor vil; lenge har jeg lengtet etter at mitt hode skulle ligge i hennes fang.

De serverte te, og der vi satt rundt spisebordet kjente jeg den vanlige forventningen fra barnefamilier; Er vi ikke søte, er vi ikke pene, misunner du oss ikke, du barnløse gamle kvinne.Er vi ikke flinke med barna våre.

The results of five experiments involving more than a thousand participants showed that reading literary fiction improves our ability to detect and understand other people's emotions. But it can't be any sort of fiction. The researchers distinguished between "popular fiction" (where the author leads you by the hand as a reader) and "literary fiction" (in which you must find your own way and fill in the gaps). Instead of being told why a certain character behaves as they do, you have to figure it out yourself. That way, the book becomes not just a simulation of a social experience, it is a social experience.

Er det virkelig slik, fortsatt han for seg selv, at livet dreier seg om å miste glede, at det er en reise som starter i hemningsløs og skingrene lykke, og for hver erfaring man får, så erstattes den av en refleksjon, og dermed forminskes den helt til man sitter der, tømt for all glede, kun bebodd av...tanker?

Life is pure imperfection, as the philosophy of wabi-sabi teaches us, and the passage of time shows us that everything is fleeting, but if you have a clear sense of your ikigai, each moment will hold so many possibilities that it will seem almost like an eternity.

Happiness is always determined by your heart.” しあわせはいつも自分の心がきめる.

When we discover that our happiness does not rest on the foundation of money, we have found a true treasure.

Some of the best decisions we make come from that inner voice that says, "Why not?" That says, "Andiamo." So much disappointment arises from what is desired but not chosen.

Det er ingen kunst at forføre en pige, men en lykke at finde én, der er værd at forføre.

Ved å vie seg totalt til noe, kan man også lykkes i å flykte fra det øvrige.

Walk slowly and you’ll go far

Jeg søkte etter lykken ute i det fremmede, og aktet aldri på at jeg hadde et hjem hvor jeg kunne funnet den.

He was simply someone in search of a new life’s purpose; as soon as he found it, his life took on deeper meaning.

[...] Get rid of the things that make you fragile We're taking the negative route for this exercise. Ask yourself: What makes me fragile? Certain people, things, and habits generate losses for us and make us vulnerable. Who and what are they? When we make our New Year's resolutions, we tend to emphasize adding new challenges to our lives. It's great to have this kind of objective, but setting "good riddance" goals can have an even bigger impact.

Taking a hit or two can be viewed as either a misfortune or an experience that we can apply to all areas of our lives, as we continually make corrections and set new and better goals.

our wealth is not measured by the size of our bank accounts but by the strength of our bonds, the health of our loved ones, and the level of our gratitude. That happiness does not come from owning a bigger car but from knowing that we are part of something bigger—part of a community—and that we are all in this together.

the things we love are like the leaves of a tree: They can fall at any moment with a gust of wind. He also said that changes in the world around us are not accidental but rather form part of the essence of the universe

Hadde kaffe og alkohol blitt introdusert på markedet nå, ville det aldri passert og blitt godkjent som menneskeføde. Det ville kanskje blitt brukt i enkelte legemidler, i små doser, men aldri blitt en del av menneskers diett.

And you seek pain like it is pleasure Like a work of art When I'm your painting, I'm your treasure Purest of them all And call it love or call it murder Kill me quietly Close the door then take it further Where no man has been

Han måtte rehabilitere seg ved et bedrag; når han lot gjelde at han var som andre, at han var kommensurabel, så måtte jo stakkaren bruke sin egen målestokk og overtale seg til å tro på den. Han hadde kanskje sin lille lykke ved dette, han hadde iallfall ingen annen. Kunst altsammen altså? Kunst altsammen. Men intet dårlig kunstverk.

So perhaps we need to consider how to turn the idea of the pursuit of happiness into the happiness of the pursuit. People on a quest for something they find meaningful - whether that is building a boat or growing the perfect tomato - tend to be happier; they know that happiness is the by-product of the process and not a pot of gold at the finish line.

Bir şeylerin o kadar harika olmadığını kabul etmek iyidir ama olasılıklarla dolu bir dünyada şimdi ve burada olmanın bir ayrıcalık olduğunu asla unutmayın.

six factors: togetherness or sense of community, money, health, freedom, trust, and kindness.

Life is not a problem to be solved. Just remember to have something that keeps you busy doing what you love while being surrounde by the people who love you

It’s humiliating, I thought, to live in this body.

So perhaps we need to consider how to turn the idea of the pursuit of happiness into the happiness of the pursuit.

happiness is the by-product of the process and not a pot of gold at the finish line.

The key is to accept that there are certain things over which we have no control, like the passage of time and the ephemeral nature of the world around us.

The more people we have with whom we can talk about personal matters, the happier we are.

I’m not sure how long Jean-Paul Sartre’s commute was, but it might have been where he first came up with the phrase “Hell is other people.

Take the scenic route. There are apps (try Kamino and Field Trip) that will tell you not the fastest route but the prettiest.

Every man’s soul is an independent universe, his death the extinction of the universe in miniature.

Er livet en eneste lang øvelse i å late som ingenting? Er det derfor de gamle sitter og stirrer ut i luften og hverken gråter eller ler?

Whether you look at the English word 'companion', the Spanish word 'companero' or the French 'copain', they all originate from the Latin 'com' and 'panis' meaning 'with whom one shares bread

[...] Get rid of the things that make you fragile We're taking the negative route for this exercise. Ask yourself: What makes me fragile? Certain people, things, and habits generate losses for us and make us vulnerable. Who and what are they? When we make our New Year's resolutions, we tend to emphasize adding new challenges to our lives. It's great to have this kind of objective, but setting "good riddance" goals can have an even bigger impact.

In an increasingly unpredictable world moving ever more quickly, a detailed map may lead you deep into the woods at an unnecessarily high cost. A good compass, though, will always take you where you need to go. It doesn’t mean that you should start your journey without any idea where you’re going. What it does mean is understanding that while the path to your goal may not be straight, you’ll finish faster and more efficiently than you would have if you had trudged along a preplanned route.

Da den arvelige Synd blev forklaret for nogle, sagde de: Hvi lod GUD ikke Adam og Eva strax omkomme og skabte andre Mennesker i deres Sted, som kunde have forplantet reene Børn og Efterkommere? Videre, da dem blev sagt, at Dievelen forfører Mennesker til at overtræde GUds Bud, hvi GUd da ikke dræber eller indspærrer ham og derved befrier Menneskene fra Fristelser, som styrte dem udi evig U-lykke? Videre, naar dem siges, at de, som ikke kiende GUd og troe paa ham, blive fordømte, svare de, hvi haver da GUd tøvet saa længe med at forkynde os Troen?

Csikszentmihalyi called this state "flow, and described it as the pleasure, delight, creativity, and process when we are completely immersed in life. There is no magic recipe for finding happiness, for living according to your ikigai, but one key ingredient is the ability to reach this state of flow and, through this state, to have an "optimal experience". In order to achieve this optimal experience, we have to focus on increasing the time we spend on activities that bring us to this state of flow, rather than allowing ourselves to get caught up in activities that offer immediate pleasure [...].

Veronica, after discovering that most women in prison in developing countries are incarcerated for poverty-related crimes, established the Copenhagen-based fashion label Carcel—which enables women in prison to turn wasted time into skills and paid jobs so they can support themselves, send their children to school, and save up for a new, crime-free beginning, in the hope, ultimately, of breaking the cycle of poverty and crime. Each product carries the name of the woman who made it and is manufactured inside women’s prisons that pay fair wages to the women to help them support themselves and their children.

The more we have of something, the less happiness we derive from it. We continuously raise the bar for what we want or feel we need in order to be happy—and the hedonic treadmill spins faster with ambition. In other words, the downside to being ambitious is a constant sense of dissatisfaction with our achievements. What works well in Denmark is that enjoying a good quality of life does not have to cost a lot of money. If I lost my job and my savings, I would still be able to enjoy most of the same things I enjoy today. It is not only about how much money we make, it is also about what we do with the money we have. See experiences as an investment in happy memories and in your personal story and development. Our happiness has an impact on our health. A greater level of happiness predicts better future physical health. The biggest obstacles to happiness are feeling inferior or excluded. Some of the best decisions we make come from that inner voice that says, ‘Why not?’ You are likely to be more efficient if you have less time. Meetings are employees talking about work that they have done or work that they are going to do, and managers are people whose job it is to interrupt people. Both are killing our productivity.

Without the original human urge to develop, without the self-generated power that expresses itself as a passion (wether it be directed toward the real world or the world of thoughts or dreams) and without that strong, even bold courage to will to be oneself in all our divine nakedness, no one reaches real freedom.

Time Flies" I sit tight, don't want to miss the show I hang on, don't want to miss my prime 'Cause time will fly, upon my baby's back Time will fly, upon my baby's back Stay a while, my baby wants me to Don't you go, my baby begs me so But tide will dry, upon my baby's back Tide will dry, upon my baby's back I get weak I get weary I miss sleep I get moody I'm in thoughts I write songs I'm in love I walk on Fingers crossed, my time is coming now Don't you go, my baby begs me so Time will fly, upon my baby's back Time will fly, upon my baby's back I get weak I get weary I miss sleep I get moody I'm in thoughts I write songs I'm in love I walk on

En esta escucha activa que llevo a cabo, en la que mantengo el contacto visual y asiento con la cabeza, hay una indulgencia, una superioridad, una especie de necesidad femenina de ayudar, y creo que hay que ponerle freno a esa necesidad, que las mujeres especialmente deberíamos frenar ese impulso constante de cuidar de los demás, que a veces no es bueno para ninguna de las partes.

Put yourself in the shoes of others and pick up some literary fiction. Go for books like To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, or The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Find social blenders that allow you to move beyond your normal social circles. Visit places that voted in the opposite end of the political spectrum from you. If you listen to people’s stories, you may find that you might have made some of the same choices if you had lived their life rather than yours. We are not so very different; we just had different starting points. And while it is easy to stop listening and dismiss people we disagree with as ignorant, as evil, and as the enemy, that will only lead us to misery. But perhaps if we listen we might learn that it is inequality, unfairness, and injustice that are the enemy and that empathy, trust, and cooperation are the way forward.

Little Bit Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Hands down, I'm too proud for love But with eyes shut it's you I'm thinking of But how we move from A to B? It can't be up to me 'cause you don't know Eye to eye, thigh to thigh, I let go I think I'm a little bit, little bit A little bit in love With you But only if you're a little bit, little bit Little bit in l-l-l-l love for me, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh And for you I keep my legs apart And forget about my tainted heart And I will never ever be the first To say it but still I, you know I, I, I I would do it Push a button, pull a trigger Climb a mountain, jump off a cliff 'Cause you know, baby I love you, love you a little bit I would do it, I would say it I would mean it and we could do it It was you and I and I only I think I'm a little bit, little bit A little bit in love for you But only if you're a little, little bit Little bit in l-l-love for me I think I'm a little bit, little bit A little bit in love for you But only if you're a little, little bit Little bit in l-l-love for me, oh Come here, stay with me Stroke me by the hair 'Cause I would give anything, anything To have you as my man Come here, stay with me Stroke me by the hair 'Cause I would give anything, anything To have you as my man Little bit, little bit A little bit in love for you But only if you're a little, little bit Little bit in l-l-love for me I think I'm a little bit, little bit A little bit in love for you But only if you're a little, little bit Little bit in l-l-love for me I think I'm a little bit, little bit A little bit in love with you But only if you're a little, little bit Little bit Little bit, little bit Little bit, little bit Little bit

Derfor vil vi heller stille det mindre pretensiøse spørsmålet om hva menneskene i sin atferd selv stiller opp som mål og hensikt med livet, hva de krever av det, og hva de vil oppnå med det. Svaret her er neppe til å ta feil av. De streber etter lykken, de vil være og forbli lykkelige. Denne streben er tosidig med et positivt og et negativt mål; på den ene siden viker vi unna for ulyst og smerte, på den andre siden ønsker vi å oppleve sterke lystfølelser. I overensstemmelse med denne spalting i målsettingen streber menneskene i to retninger, alt etter som de søker å virkeliggjøre det ene eller det andre målet. Det er som man ser ganske enkelt lystprinsippets program som her settes opp som hensikten med livet. Allerede fra begynnelsen av behersker dette prinsippet det sjelelige apparats ytelser. Om prinsippets hensiktsmessighet kan de ikke være noen tvil, og likevel er dets program i strid med hele verden, med makrokosmos såvel som med mikrokosmos. Det er overhodet ikke gjennomførlig. Hele altets innretninger motarbeider det, og man føler seg fristet til å si: Den hensikt å gjøre mennesket «lykkelig», er ikke med i «skapelsesplanen». Hva man i engere forstand kaller lykke, skyldes den plutselige tilfredsstillelse av et lenge oppdemmet behov og er derfor i sin natur mulig kun rent episodisk. Enhver konstans, enhver vedvaren i en situasjon med utspring i lystprinsippet, gir bare et lunkent velvære. Vi er slik innrettet at vi bare kan nyte kontrasten intensivt, selve tilstanden blir svak i sammenligning. Våre muligheter til å oppleve lykke reduseres på den måten ved vår konstitusjon. Ulykken lar seg nok langt lettere erfare. Fra tre sider truer lidelsene oss: Fra vår egen kropp, som går mot forfall og oppløsning og som varselsignal ikke mangler smerte og angst, fra omverdenen, som kan rase mot oss med overmektige, ubønnhørlig ødeleggende krefter, og endelig fra forholdet til andre mennesker. Den lidelsen som kommer fra den siste kilden, føles muligens sterkere enn noen annen.

[...] og at han la særlig vekt på å gjennomgå Ibsens dramaer med sine elever, da var det den andre kunne si: Ja, Ibsen, ja, han ligger nok for høyt for meg, eller: Nei, du vet, jeg har aldri kommet til å interessere meg for litteratur, og i dette lå det en beklagelse, og den var ikke deres egen, for de var jo så lite interessert i litteratur og Ibsens dramaer at de ikke så noen grunn til å beklage det, hva i himmelens navn var det de skulle beklage, for sin egen del? Nei, det var som samfunnsmennesker de fant det nødvendig å uttrykk denne beklagelse, altså beklagelse som et nødvendig uttrykk for den dannelse ethvert sivilisert samfunn søker å gi sine borgere, og som det, som man ser, i dette tilfellet hadde lykkes med. At enkle samtaler mellom gamle kjente som tilfeldigvis treffes etter noen år, arter seg slik, og ikke på stikk motsatt vis, på dette bygger et hvert sivilisert samfunn sine fundamenter, hadde han ofte tenkt, ikke minst i de siste åra.

... people have stopped thinking of themselves only as customers and have begun to act as citizens.

Hemmeligheten med lykken er å være en god venn med seg selv.

My, ludzie, jesteśmy szczęśliwsi, kiedy czujemy się związani z innymi. Oczywiście za tym, co nas uszczęśliwia, musi stać coś więcej niż tylko zaspokojenie tęsknoty za miłością, przyjaźnią i wspólnotą. Na pewno ludzie pragną gdzieś przynależeć, tylko często nie są pewni, jak to osiągnąć.

Men jeg har vært heldig, tenkte jeg, heldig som har blitt tvunget til å velge bort meg selv, en lykke, for hvis jeg hadde kunnet velge, så hadde jeg vært alene, som mine to kamerater, og vi hadde gått til grunne vi tre, i vår egen frihet. Jeg har valgt meg selv, og jeg kjenner at det ikke gagner noen. Det er lenge siden jeg gråt så lite.

Hun åbnede munden og smagte på den væske, som dryppede fra månen.

We should never forget that everything we have and all the people we love will disappear at some point. This is something we should keep in mind, but without giving into pessimism. Being aware of the impermanence of things does not have to make us sad; it should help us love the present moment and those who surround us.

Så det koster faktisk noget at forebygge stress. Man kan ikke tjene så meget, hvis man ikke vil have stress. Så hvis vi på organisationsniveau og på individniveau var lidt mindre grådige og satte væksten lidt ned i gear og ikke piskede derudaf, som om dommedag stod lige for døren, ville det måske lykkes at undgå stress.

Det er lykke å kunne velge sin støy

Spiseforstyrrelser er en utagering av psykisk liv. Det er en utagering som viser en konkretisk måte å oppleve seg selv og livet på. Det konkrete og kroppen blir helt sentralt. Følelser av lykke og ulykke og suksess og nederlag knyttes til konkrete opplevelser av kropp og mat.

Champagne Coast” - Blood Orange “Rebel (if I lie)” - Eli Rose “affection” - BETWEEN FRIENDS “Monster” - Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber “that way” - Tate McRae “Bitter” - FLETCHER, Kito “Streets” - Doja Cat “Daddy Issues” - The Neighbourhood “Miss Summer” - ODIE “sex money feelings die” - Lykke

O tara dezvoltata nu este aceea in care saracii au masini. Este aceea in care bogatii folosesc transportul in comun. Este aceea in care bogatii merg pe jos si folosesc bicicletele. Ar trebui sa cream orase in care bogatii si saracii se se intalneasca in postaura de egali: in parcuri, pe trotuare, in mijloacele de transport in comun.

Daca vrei sa construiesti o corabie, nu bate oamenii la cap sa stranga lemne si nu le da sarcini si nu-i pune la munca, ci fa-i, mai degraba, sa tanjeasca dupa marea indepartata, nesfarsita. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

Dezamagirile vietii sunt mai greu de indurat cand nu stii nicio injuratura.

Avem nevoie de mai multi creatori ai bunavointei, de eroi ai fericirii si de campioni ai schimbarii. Aceasta este perspectiva necesara careia i se poate alatura fiecare dintre noi. La felul in care merge lumea, unii ar putea-o numi speranta desarta - dar sperantele nu au fost nicodata desarte. Si nu uitati: nu are rost sa fim pesimisti, oricum nu functioneaza niciodata!

Rituals give us clear rules and objectives, which helps us enter a state of flow. When we have only a big goal in front of us, we might feel lost or overwhelmed by it; rituals helps us by giving us the process, the substeps, on the path to achieving a goal

To live a long time you need to do three things: exercise to stay healthy, eat well, and spend time with people

Freedom is organizing our lives so that our happiness does not depend on how much we earn.

We need randomness, mess, adventures, uncertainity, self-discovery, hear traumatic episodes, all these things that make life worth living.

Երջանիկ լինելու համար հարկավոր է ունենալ կյանքում անելու բան, սիրելու բան և հուսալու բան։