Human flourishing is not determined by external circumstances—even „bad“ situations can be related to in ways that make us happier, more alive, and more content than we ever imagined possible. We participate, as makers of meaning, in the creation and magnification of joy: We are all sculptors, authors and composers. Our lives, quite simply, are our most precious projects. And a life of joy—if we want it—is ours to cultivate and to cherish, to express and spread, and to discover and design.
~ David Cooperrider