Happiness Quotes
To Comfort Yourself
From Chronic Pain

Reading through a collection of happiness quotes can inspire you and remind you that happiness is a choice. For the person coping with chronic pain and health challenges, the happiness sometimes slips away before you even know that it slipped away. Immersing yourself in the happiness quotes can help to re-ignite the cheerfulness that may be missing.

On high pain days, sometimes it is simply tough to choose to feel happy. In cases like this, just try to get yourself feeling emotionally as best as you can. You may not be able to feel full blown happiness, but getting yourself to feel slightly better than before is to be commended. If you are in a place today where you simply just need to distract yourself from your pain, browse through the various happiness quotes on this site to shift your focus. The act of focusing on the words and meaning can help tremendously to give you a small break from feeling blue.

Explore the notes section below to get additional ideas to help your happiness factor to re-emerge in spite of health challenges you are dealing with.

For every minute you are angry,
you lose 60seconds of happiness.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

People will be just about as happy as they will allow themselves to be.
Abraham Lincoln

The happiest and most contented people are those
who each day perform to make the best of their abilities.
Alfred A. Montapert

A happy life is made up of little things . . . a gift sent, a letter written,
a call made, a recommendation given, transportation provided,
a cake made, a book lent, a check sent.
Carol Holmes

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings
while others are adding up their troubles.
William Penn

The grand essentials to happiness in this life
are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Joseph Addison

In addition to immersing yourself happiness quotes, here are some inspirational ideas to help you keep yourself in more happy days than not.

Create a happiness box. What’s a happiness box?

• It’s a box full of your favorite things to help you feel better when you simply are having a hard time choosing to be happy.

• It’s something you can pull out in an emergency when you feel yourself slipping into despair because you have endured too much pain without a break.

• It’s something when your pain or health challenge keeps you trapped inside or stuck on the couch.

• It’s also something you can pull out a couple of times each week just to keep your spirits high and to guard against the possibility of the pain levels eating at you.

Here’s how to get started: Find any box to hold some of your favorite items to help you to boost your happiness when you need it. Any box will do. Or if you like – decorate a box that boosts your spirits. If you’re a guy and a box seems to frilly, then find a sports gym bag that you like.

Next, spend some time and gather things that make you feel better.

• Funny movie dvd’s
• Inspirational movie dvd’s
• Favorite magazines and books
• A book of happiness quotes with beautiful inspirational pictures.
• Scented candle
• Comfy slippers
• Comfy pj’s
• Soft, warm blanket
• Favorite music cd’s
• Favorite music loaded in Ipod or mp3 player in section entitled “Happiness”.
• List of favorite mp3’s to listen to on your mp3 player or computer.
• Relaxation or meditation cd or mp3 .
• Favorite food – chocolate, hot tea, hot chocolate mix, chips, popcorn, instant soup
• A letter or note to yourself to remind yourself that this feeling you have right now resulting form your pain or health challenge is temporary.
• Favorite game or puzzles
• Favorite hobby to work on
• List of favorite websites and forums that help you to feel better and put a smile on your face. (Don’t to forget to put www.inspirational-quotes-and-notes.com on your list)
• Hot pack that can heated in the microwave.
• Favorite photographs of family, friends, pets, places you have been, etc.

Assemble into your box or gym bag. Put it in your closet or under your bed. Next time you are in need of some happiness especially when pain and illness keeps you confined to the couch, pull out your happiness box.

Surrender to the fact that this moment you are feeling less that happy. Allow yourself to feel that way for whatever period of time you need. Then choose to help yourself to be again by enjoying the things in your box that bring you pleasure. Even if you don’t get yourself to a full state of bliss. Just get yourself feeling better than you were before.

Here are some of the items in our happiness box:

Funny and Regular DVD’s	Office Space Galaxy Quest That Thing You Do 2001 World Series.
Inspirational DVD’s	The Peaceful Warrior The Secret (includes great inspirational and happiness quotes) What The Bleep Do We Know
Helpful Books	”Love, Medicine and Miracles : Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients” by Bernie Siegel, M.D. “Professional Dreamer” by Ghalil “Excuse Me Your Life Is Waiting” by Lynn Grabhorn “Flowdreaming” by Summer McStravick “You Can Heal Your Life” by Louise Hay “Ask and It Is Given” by Esther and Jerry Hicks “The Power of Intention” by Wayne Dyer A spiral notebook from the grocery store that contains our collection of happiness quotes and inspirational quotations.
Favorite Magazines	American Dream Homes, Leading Estates, Trends
Favorite MP3’s On Computer And MP3 Player	Professional Dreamer, “Exploring the Steps”; ManifestLife.com – Inside the portal is a set of mp3 downloads called “Delfin”; Masters of the Secret – Inside the portal are various inspirational downloads; Free downloads from HayHouseradio.com.
Favorite Inspirational And Relaxation CD’s	“Flowdreaming” by Summer Mcstravick; “The Healing Codes” by Ben Johnson and Alex Loyd; “Healing Meditations” by Bernie Siegel.
Comfort Food	Stash peppermint tea, Stash licorice tea, Ghiradelli White Chocolate hot Cocoa Mix, small bag of potato chips, Ghiradelli chocolate squares.
A Pocket Picture Album With A Note To Remind Myself This Is Just A Pain Flare.	The note says something like this. “Even though my body hurts like crazy right now, it’s okay to rest on the couch or sleep a few more hours. It’s okay to surrender, relax, and give my body what it needs most at this time without guilt. Even though I feel frustrated, I will be kind, caring, and compassionate toward myself. I will rest and choose to feel happy and try again later today or tomorrow morning. Good for me for listening to my body.” The photo album also include favorite pictures of people and places that bring a smile to my face.
Favorite Scented Candles	Peppermint, Gardenia aromas from Illuminations.com
Comfort Blanket	Soft,warm, blue chenille blanket.
List Of Favorite Websites Related To Days When A Boost Or Break Is Needed From Pain.	ManifestLife.com Mastersofthesecret.com HayHouseradio.com Amazon.com Stupidvideos.com Mosweblog.com Flickr.com

May comfort be yours! Here’s to you in feeling fantastic.


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