Joy is...

A smile in spite of what's around.

You know... these days I sensed a lot of unhappiness around me—not from me, mind you—around me. So I took a few minutes out of my day and scoured the Internet to see if I could find some quick, inspirational statements people say about how we can reach happiness since I don't seem to be doing well in inspiring happiness for others.

Here's what I found:

From Dennis Wholey:
Quote #1: Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results.
Quote #2: Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.

Here's another from our favorite genius, Albert Einstein:
Quote #3: If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.

From an unknown smartie:
Quote #4: Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.
Quote #5: Some pursue happiness; others create it.

How are these useful for me? Eeh, they aren't new to me, really; they're what I already naturally use for me. And I'm happy in a happy-go-lucky-sort-of-way-kind-of-guy; see if these could be as useful for you as they have been for me.