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title: "1 Finds Joy Quotes By Dawna Markova"
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> [I don't think anyone 'finds' joy. Rather, we cultivate it by searching for the preciousness of small things, the ordinary miracles, that strengthen our hearts so we can keep them open to what is difficult: delight in taking a shower…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-don-t-think-anyone-finds-joy-rather-we-cultivate-it-by-searching/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

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## More by Dawna Markova

> [Forgiveness in no way justifies the actions that caused your wounding, nor does it mean that you have to seek out those who harmed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/forgiveness-in-no-way-justifies-the-actions-that-caused-your-wounding/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I will not Die an Unlived Life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-will-not-die-an-unlived-life/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [When cancer first came into my life, people all around me treated it as the enemy. I was told I had to join the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/when-cancer-first-came-into-my-life-people-all-around-me-treated-it/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [In my better moments, I think of apathy as purpose's sleep. In my worse moments, when I'm trying to fix it or get rid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/in-my-better-moments-i-think-of-apathy-as-purpose-s-sleep-in-my-worse/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I wonder why it is that we so often imprison ourselves in the opinions of other people. There can be no punishment worse than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-wonder-why-it-is-that-we-so-often-imprison-ourselves-in-the/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [To explore what it would mean to live fully, sensually alive and passionately on purpose, I have to drop my preconceived ideas of who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/to-explore-what-it-would-mean-to-live-fully-sensually-alive-and/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-will-not-die-an-unlived-life-i-will-not-live-in-fear-of-falling-or/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [Once you begin to acknowledge random acts of kindness-both the ones you have received and the ones you have given - you can no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/once-you-begin-to-acknowledge-random-acts-of-kindness-both-the-ones/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [Through fear of knowing who we really are we sidestep our own destiny, which leaves us hungry in a famine of our own making...we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/through-fear-of-knowing-who-we-really-are-we-sidestep-our-own-destiny/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [The tears had turned to ink...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/the-tears-had-turned-to-ink/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [That which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/that-which-came-to-me-as-seed-goes-to-the-next-as-blossom-and-that/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [The moments you are given are your true wealth. You don't need power, influence, or fame. The sunlight brings the power; the wind carries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/the-moments-you-are-given-are-your-true-wealth-you-don-t-need-power/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I don't think anyone 'finds' joy. Rather, we cultivate it by searching for the preciousness of small things, the ordinary miracles, that strengthen our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-don-t-think-anyone-finds-joy-rather-we-cultivate-it-by-searching/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [Reignite the fire in your heart. Live on purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/reignite-the-fire-in-your-heart-live-on-purpose/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-choose-to-inhabit-my-days-to-allow-my-living-to-open-me-to-make-me/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

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