Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard is an author, well-known interior designer, and lifestyle philosopher. She is also the mother of two daughters, Alexandraand Brooke. Ms. Stoddard's published worksinclude Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life; Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life; Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Small Book About the Big Issues in Life; You Are Your Choices: 50 Ways to Live the Good Life; Happiness For...
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My message is that happiness is the first principle of life. But you must choose it. We all have pain, but suffering is a choice. You can be happier if you make some changes in your life.
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The home is the center of your soul; it's a total reflection of your inner life. If you have a dreary home, it means you are dark inside.
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Each of us must become impassioned, finding meaning and self-fulfillment in our own life's journey.
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We can raise our sights high when we're willing to break free from being conformists who live a conventional life simply because we are too afraid to express our uniqueness.
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Being a mother and grandmother is the best of the best in my life. My grandchildren multiply the joy my daughters bring me.
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What we do today, right now, Will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.
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I want to listen to Beethoven and Mozart. I want to read the best minds. I want to live with uplifting art. I don't want to live a grubby life.
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Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.
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We can live closer to our dreams if we are willing to dream them. And we can create a life as we want it to be.
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We choose how enthusiastically we live our time alive.
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THERE are a lot of nice people out there who think good thoughts -- why not share them?
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Make your physical surroundings as beautiful as possible.
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When I'm the happiest, my desk is not neat. It has lots of pens and the books I love. It gets messy when I'm in the flow. So many houses are so neat.
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When I was little, I got to pick my hair ribbon from my mother's collection that hung over her dressing-table mirror. I have an entire room of ribbons in my New York apartment.