Not exact matches
Those who love Him - holy parents, good
and dear friends, faithful
and loving wife or husband, children that are a
joy,
and priests who are spiritual
and true,
and over all the Eucharist
and the Church - all of this spiritual «ecology» may give us years
and years of almost unbroken
happiness.
Thus to get the princess, to live with her joyfully
and happily day in
and day out (for it is also conceivable that the knight of resignation might get the princess, but that his soul had discerned the impossibility of their future
happiness), thus to live joyfully
and happily every instant by virtue of the absurd, every instant to see the sword hanging
over the head of the beloved,
and yet to find repose in the pain of resignation, but
joy by virtue of the absurd — this is marvelous.
Rather, I have begun more
and more to experience for myself the «
joy of the Gospel» that Pope Francis calls us all to proclaim,
and which shone out in the lives of the priests who inspired me as a young man: an extraordinary sense of peace,
happiness and purpose which comes from encountering Jesus
and handing your life
over to him.»
Over the years, I've listened to countless sermons suggesting that
joy is the ultimate prize
and happiness is a booby trap.
It's the sense of pride it gives you, the
happiness it brings,
and above all, the
joy of putting one
over them.
Throughout some of the bigger challenges in my life with my athletic career
and disordered eating, my autoimmune disease,
and losing my dad, I've learned that I am able to experience so much more
joy and contentment when striving for the wholeness of life
over striving solely for
happiness.
His family is happy to report that they are head
over heels in love with him,
and that he brings them immeasurable amounts of
happiness and joy.
But seeing a beautiful happy smiling face looking back at you, while running with such
joy and happiness is worth it a million times
over.
Over 400 hours of my life have been devoted to that game, 400 hours of
happiness and joy.
Love
over time can begin to grow distant,
and deep pain can overtake our memories of
joy and happiness.
You are responsible for finding your own
happiness,
and through that your
joy will spill
over into your relationship
and your love.