Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
In the Light of interbeing, peace and happiness in your daily life means peace and happiness in the world.
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.