One Must Develop Skills That Stretch Capacities,

We Can Either Help To Make This World A More Incredible Place Than It Has Ever Been, Or We Can Hasten Its Return To Inorganic Dust.

We Have All Experienced Times When, Instead Of Being Buffeted By Anonymous Forces, We Do Feel In Control Of Our Actions, Masters Of Our Own Fate. On The Rare Occasions That It Happens, We Feel A Sense Of Exhilaration, A Deep Sense Of Enjoyment That Is Long Cherished And That Becomes A Landmark In Memory For What Life Should Be Like.. Moments Like These Are Not The Passive, Receptive, Relaxing Timesthe Best Moments Usually Occur When A Person’s Body Or Mind Is Stretched To Its Limits In A Voluntary Effort To Accomplish Something Difficult And Worthwhile.

What I "discovered" Was That Happiness Is Not Something That Happens. It Is Not The Result Of Good Fortune Or Random Chance. It Is Not Something That Money Can Buy Or Power Command. It Does Not Depend On Outside Events, But, Rather, On How We Interpret Them. Happiness, In Fact, Is A Condition That Must Be Prepared For, Cultivated, And Defended Privately By Each Person. People Who Learn To Control Inner Experience Will Be Able To Determine The Quality Of Their Lives, Which Is As Close As Any Of Us Can Come To Being Happy.

The More A Person Feels Skilled, The More Her Moods Will Improve; While The More Challenges That Are Present, The More Her Attention Will Become Focused And Concentrated.

The Mood State Americans Are In, On Average, When Watching Television Is Mildly Depressed.