True Quotes

“Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.” — Thomas Carlyle

To awaken each morning and be happy to go to work, because you have found YOUR work, is said to be the most blessed things of all. To spend one’s day doing something loved, and enjoyed, and at which one feels useful and appreciated is indeed special.

I wonder how many people are thus blessed? Many people tolerate their job; others like their job, but do not consider it their work.  The work they do, and wish to call their own, is what they accomplish in the time set aside for hobbies, interests and volunteering.

Such is life, that it sends us a livelihood - a way to pay the bills - but not always in doing something we love. If there is any possibility of spending your life in a pursuit that you could really claim to be the work you love, then make the change and fulfill that blessedness.

“The best things in life are the joys we give away.” - Rebecca Barlow Jordan

When you compliment a child in front of his or her parents, have you noticed how the child’s face beams with joy?

When you send a letter or a card to a friend who you know is having a difficult time, have you felt the appreciation in their voice?

When someone says, I really like that (thing) you made and you give it to them, have you noted the surprise on their face?

When someone needs a visit, an outing, a playtime or just a door held for them, it is an opportunity to give joy.

When someone is sitting alone and you speak to them, you have just given the besr thing you can to them.  You have given joy in the form of personal attention and a care sent in their direction. You have given them joy, and in doing so you have given yourself one of the very best things in life.