290/365 - Too precious (Laurell K. Hamilton)

“Love is too precious to be ashamed of.”

  - Laurell K. Hamilton

A Stroke of Midnight

289/365 - Quality of thought (Daphne du Maurier)

“Happiness is not a possession

 to be prized, 

it is a quality of thought, 

a state of mind.”

  - Daphne du Maurier

288/365 - Happiness Blinds (Alexandre Dumas)

“I am not proud, 

but I am happy; 

and happiness blinds,

 I think, more than pride.”

- Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

287/365 - Doing something right (Henry David Thoreau)

“I am a happy camper

 so I guess I’m doing something right. 

Happiness is like a butterfly; 

the more you chase it,

 the more it will elude you, 

but if you turn your attention 

to other things, 

it will come and sit softly 

on your shoulder.”

  - Henry David Thoreau

286/365 - What makes you pretty (Drew Barrymore)

“I think happiness

 is what makes you pretty. 

 Period. 

Happy people are beautiful. 

They become like a mirror 

and they reflect that happiness.”

  - Drew Barrymore

285/365 - Up in Height (Robert Frost)

“Happiness makes up in height
 for what it lacks in length.”

  - Robert Frost

284/365 - Grow as a lotus (Goldie Hawn)

“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, 

whose petals open one by one.

 

 But it will only grow in the mud.

 In order to grow and gain wisdom,

 first you must have the mud ---

 the obstacles of life 

and its suffering. ... 

The mud speaks of the common ground

 that humans share,

 no matter what our stations in life. ...

 Whether we have it all 

or we have nothing, 

we are all faced with the same obstacles:

 sadness, loss,

 illness, dying and death. 

If we are to strive

 as human beings

 to gain more wisdom,

 more kindness 

and more compassion,

 we must have the intention

 to grow as a lotus

 and open each petal

 one by one. ”

- Goldie Hawn