How do you have a good day? Unfortunately, our days are far more often filled with stress and negativity, than with joy and smiles. So how do we get back to being happy every day? I invite you to surround yourself with quotes that have the power to make you smile again!

7 signs that you’re having a good day

You close your door with a smile and a light heart
You tell yourself that a new day is beginning and that it’s full of promise.
Other people’s bad moods don’t affect you
You take the time to slow down to let a passing motorist pass, or you hold the door open to let someone through
You deal with the ups and downs of your day calmly and stress-free.
After work, you go home and still have the energy to do the things you love.
You go to bed with your heart full of gratitude for the day.
We dream that every day will be like the one described above. But we’re skeptical. But it’s up to us to have a good day.

All too often, we leave our moods to the chance encounters and ups and downs of life.

In fact, if we meet someone nice, then we have a good day, but if we meet someone not so nice, then our day becomes complicated.

What’s more, all it takes is one pleasant surprise and we’re in a good mood, but if it’s bad news, beware our anger or sadness.

What if we stopped being the plaything of external circumstances?

To do this, realize that everything starts with you, even your good mood and your happiness.

That’s why I’ve decided to share 50 quotes with you, quotes you can repeat to yourself to have a good day. They’ll remind you that everything starts with you and your smile.

50 quotes to get you through the day

I wholeheartedly invite you to pick out, from among these 50 quotes, the ones that make you want to smile. Then write them down on slips of paper and take them with you wherever you go, so you can read them over and over again as you go about your day.

1. Today, I intend to be happy, that’s what’s important to me. It’s my mission for the day!
2. Everything begins with an intention. Even happiness.
3. Life is made up of simple pleasures to be enjoyed day by day.
4. Enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait to treat yourself.
5. When you love what you have, you have everything you need.
6. Love what you do. Do what you love. There’s only one life to live and no time to waste.
7. You’re never old to have fun.
8. Smile. You’re alive!
9. Imagine suddenly giving yourself the right to be furiously happy, right now and every day thereafter.
10. My place on this Earth is sacred.
11. And then one day, we don’t care… And, it feels good!
12. No one gets out alive. So live while you can. Stop taking yourself so seriously. Eat what you like. Walk in the sun. Jump in puddles with both feet. Always tell the truth. Listen to your heart. Follow your intuition. Be weird, be generous. Be you! Forget everything else, you don’t have time for this.
13. When you get up in the morning, remember how precious the privilege of living, breathing and being happy is.
14. There are so many beautiful things all around us. All we have to do is open our eyes.
15. In case nobody told you today… You’re beautiful. You are loved. The world needs you. You’re unique. Keep moving forward.
16. Don’t be in a hurry to understand everything. Enjoy the unknown and let life surprise you.
17. Today is the perfect day to be happy.
18. I inhale the positive. I exhale the negative.
19. I’ve always been the opposite of paranoid. I assume that everyone I meet is part of a conspiracy to improve my life.
20. Every now and then, it’s good to stop your quest for happiness and just be happy.
21. Carpe diem. Seize the day.
22. We’re all teammates on the road to happiness.
23. There are no problems, only solutions.
24. Life is full of little pleasures. Help yourself!
25. Happiness is the art of making a bouquet with the flowers within our reach.
26. Joy is in everything, you just have to know how to extract it.
27. The meaning of life is to have fun with life.
28. Never forget: you’re great!
29. The beauty that will change the world is generosity, sharing, compassion, all the values that lead to the fabulous energy of love.
30. Rumor has it that you can be happy. I keep the rumor going…
31. If you don’t have time to do everything, then only do what really matters.
32. Live as if the most important moment of your life were the moment you’re living now.
33. Do what makes you happy, be with those who make you smile, laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.
34. We’re all stars. We just have to learn to shine.
35. Happiness sometimes means looking at life differently.
36. What we call happiness is our own capacity to love life.
37. There are two ways of living life. One as if nothing were a miracle and the other as if everything were a miracle.
38. Nothing is worth more than this day.
39. The only goal to set is the one that leads to greater joy.
40. Life is beautiful, every day.
41. I have hope. I have no expectations.
42. Every day, do something that makes you happy, until it becomes a habit.
43. Because I want to is a good reason!
44. Living isn’t serious, it’s not serious, it’s an adventure. It’s almost a game. You have to escape gravity.
45. I just want to say: thank you, life!
46. If I got up every morning and sincerely welcomed everything that was going to happen to me and everyone I was going to meet, life would really be worth living.
47. The miracle is not walking on water or fire, the miracle is walking on earth.
48. My mission: to be so busy loving life that I won’t have time for worries, regrets, hatred and fear.
49. Give every day a chance to become the best day of your life.
50. What if instead of expecting the worst, you expected the best?

Find out more:

I invite you to read these 2 complementary articles:

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Discover Morning meditation: 4 texts for a good start to the day

I recommend this inspiring book:

How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life by Caroline Webb

In How to Have a Good Day, Caroline Webb draws on insights from behavioral science to offer practical strategies for improving the quality of your day. The book provides practical advice on how to overcome daily challenges, improve productivity and cultivate a positive state of mind. Webb’s approach is rooted in scientific research, offering us a comprehensive guide to improving our workdays and, by extension, our overall well-being. By integrating the principles of behavioral science, we can learn to live more fulfilling and successful days, both in our professional and personal lives.

This book is the perfect reference for having a good day. Caroline draws on the latest findings in behavioral science and distills them into practical advice.

This book is so informative that I’ve bought a few copies and given them to friends and family.
Highly recommended. I will refer to it often when trying to optimize my day.

Thank you very much for reading this article.

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Take care of yourself