Category: Gratitude

Perpetual Thanksgiving

Posted November 29, 2018 - 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, 2018 - 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, 2018 - 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, 2018 - 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…

Receiving and Gratitude

Posted November 25, 2018 - Gratitude

In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer —

“In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Grateful-Just Be

Posted November 24, 2018 - 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…

Blessings in Action

Posted November 22, 2018 - Gratitude, Helping Others

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

— W.T. Purkiser —

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving…

Thy Goodness

Posted November 21, 2018 - 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 20, 2018 - Gratitude, Joy

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 —

P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Galatians 5:22, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness”

Ordinary Blessings

Posted November 19, 2018 - Gratitude

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

— William Arthur Ward —

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.