Nothing Makes Me Feel Happier Than Seeing A Child Smile From Happiness.
Often person X can only find happiness when they feel that person Y can see how happy they are... This is the lowest level of happiness - what I call the tyranny of happiness. I like how Brian Miller draws a contrast between the tyranny of happiness and true joy.__nlike [the tyranny of] happiness, joy is never in our power. It__ not something we can make or choose for ourselves. Instead it__ the sensation that Lewis says jumps under one__ ribs, tickles down one__ back, makes one forget meals and keeps one delighted. It__ an enormous comfort, under all this pressure to be happy, to remember that you don__ have to be in control. You can instead be surprised by joy. _ B. Miller
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Often person X can only find happiness when they feel that person Y can see how happy they are... This is the lowest level of happiness - what I call the tyranny of happiness. I like how Brian Miller draws a contrast between the tyranny of happiness and true joy.__nlike [the tyranny of] happiness, joy is never in our power. It__ not something we can make or choose for ourselves. Instead it__ the sensation that Lewis says jumps under one__ ribs, tickles down one__ back, makes one forget meals and keeps one delighted. It__ an enormous comfort, under all this pressure to be happy, to remember that you don__ have to be in control. You can instead be surprised by joy. _ B. Miller
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