Category: Gratitude

Give and Take

Posted December 7, 2017 - Giving, Gratitude

I think, what has this day brought me, and what have I given it?

— Henry Moore —

I think, what has this day brought me, and what have I given it?

Beauty Appreciation

Posted December 3, 2017 - Gratitude

I think it ticks God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it...People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see God always trying to please us back.

— Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1982 —

I think it ticks God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it…People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see God always trying to please us back.

Flowing with Life

Posted November 30, 2017 - Gratitude

There is a flow to life and the flow is much easier to capture, ride and enjoy when we look at things from a grateful perspective.

— JMeyer —

There is a flow to life and the flow is much easier to capture, ride and enjoy when we look at things from a grateful perspective.

Perpetual Thanksgiving

Posted November 29, 2017 - Gratitude, Wealth

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual... Oh how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.

— Henry David Thoreau —

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual… Oh how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment…

Gratitude: The Parent of All Virtues

Posted November 28, 2017 - Gratitude

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

— Cicero —

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others…

Powerful Energizer

Posted November 27, 2017 - Giving, Gratitude

Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer.

— Wilferd A. Petersen —

Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer…

Walking and Thanksgiving

Posted November 26, 2017 - Gratitude, Happiness

He who walks with the Lord and keeps constant contact with Him will see many reasons for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.

— Unknown —

He who walks with the Lord and keeps constant contact with Him will see many reasons for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long…

Grateful-Just Be

Posted November 25, 2017 - Fear, Gratitude

You cannot be grateful and bitter. You cannot be grateful and unhappy. You cannot be grateful and without hope. You cannot be grateful and unloving. So just be grateful.

— Unknown —

You cannot be grateful and bitter. You cannot be grateful and unhappy. You cannot be grateful and without hope. You cannot be grateful and unloving. So just be grateful…

Roof Leaks

Posted November 22, 2017 - Gratitude

Thankful...for each new morning with its light, for rest and shelter of the night, for health and food, for love and friends, for everything Thy goodness sends.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

Thankful…for each new morning with its light, for rest and shelter of the night, for health and food, for love and friends, for everything Thy goodness sends.

Look for Good

Posted November 21, 2017 - Gratitude

Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted--a paved road or a washing machine? If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.

— Rabbi Harold Kushner —

Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted–a paved road or a washing machine? If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.