“He was like a man owning a piece of ground in which, unknown to himself, a treasure lay buried. You would not call such a man rich, neither would I call happy the man who is so without realizing it.”
– Eugene Delacroix, Journal
This quotation reminds me of the Fourth Splendid Truth: I’m not happy unless I think I’m happy. (This Splendid Truth is more important than it appears at first glance — I remind myself constantly to keep it in mind.)
* I felt a rush of glee when I saw the headline of this book review in the New York Times: “The Unhappiness Project.” It has nothing to do with my book, but thrilling to see a riff on my book title.
* Join the discussion on Facebook – lots of interesting conversation about happiness there. Or on Twitter! (@gretchenrubin).
