Iconic Painter Agnes Martin on Art, Solitude, and the Secret of Happiness
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Iconic Painter Agnes Martin on Art, Solitude, and the Secret of Happiness
Real happiness comes from knowing that you are giving all of yourself and being great in your whole life—not just one or two areas in your life where most of us prefer to play, but twelve (see chart on page 14).
Lauren Handel Zander • Maybe It's You
Instead we should take action and endeavor to grow it like Marie Curie. How? Simply by devoting ourselves to work that gives us deep fulfillment through meaning, flow and freedom . … Over time, a tangible and inspiring goal may quietly germinate, grow larger, and eventually flower into life.
Maria Popova • How to Find Fulfilling Work
There is a joy in the pursuit of anything. Life is finding yourself. It is a spirit development.
Robert Henri • The Art Spirit
Aristotle wrote that happiness is “an expression of the soul in considered actions,” Freud noted that it’s a matter of lieben und arbeiten—to love and to work—and Schulz famously proclaimed, “Happiness is a warm puppy.”