“Too often when we say we feel joyful, we’re really feeling manic. There is a frenetic nature to our joy, a whiff of panic; we’re afraid the moment might end abruptly. But then there are other moments when our joy is more solidly grounded. I am not speaking of a transcendental moment, of bliss, but something less.”
“Too often when we say we feel joyful, we’re really feeling manic. There is a frenetic nature to our joy, a whiff of panic; we’re afraid the moment might end abruptly. But then there are other moments when our joy is more solidly grounded. I am not speaking of a transcendental moment, of bliss, but something less.”
Eric Weiner
“The act of underlining always contains an element of self-recognition.”
Eric Weiner, Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine“Believing in everything looks a lot like believing in nothing.”
Eric Weiner, Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine“A confused mind is one that is open to the possibility of change.”
Eric Weiner, Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine“God is not an exclamation point. He is, at his best, a semicolon, connecting people, and generating what Aldous Huxley called “human grace.” Somewhere along the way, we’ve lost sight of this.”
Eric Weiner, Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine“what doesn't kill you not only make you stronger, but also more honest.”
Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World“a simple question to identify your true home: where do you want to die?”
Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World“Perhaps it's true you can't go back in time, but you can return to the scene of a love, of a crime, of happiness, and of a fateful decision; the places are what remain, are what you can possess, are what is immortal.”
Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World“Too often when we say we feel joyful, we’re really feeling manic. There is a frenetic nature to our joy, a whiff of panic; we’re afraid the moment might end abruptly. But then there are other moments when our joy is more solidly grounded. I am not speaking of a transcendental moment, of bliss, but something less.”
Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World“Rule number one: wear loose clothing. No Problem. Rule number two: no alcohol for the next three days. Slight problem. I'll miss my evening glass of wine but figure I can go for three days without and compensate later.And the last rule: absolutely no coffee or tea or caffeine of any kind.Big problem. This rule hits me like a sucker punch and sure would have knocked me to the floor had I not been sitting there already. I'm eying the exits, plotting my escape. I knew enlightenment came at a price, but i had no idea the price was this steep. A sense of real panic sets in. How am I going to survive for the next seventy-two hours without a single cup of coffee?”
Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World“..there is more to life than just pleasure. We want to achieve our happiness and not just experience it.”
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