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 love reading Thoreau’s stuff. He was definitely his own man….
Category: Gratitude
Blessed*
“Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.” ~Unknown
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 P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 118:24, “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (ESV)
ALL*
“You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantominme, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.” ~G.K. Chesterton God…
Nurturing the Soul*
“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 This practice is worth “faking…
Thanks or Want*
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~William Arthur Ward The key to experiencing the type of gratitude Ward describes above is getting connected to a grateful spirit as soon as you start your day and then remaining in it throughout the day. My grateful…
Beautiful*
“The most beautiful people are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known loss and have found their way out of the depths. Beautiful people do not just happen.” ~Dr. Kubler Ross Somewhere in our life’s journey we choose to focus on the garbage or the gold. (Often the gold is hidden in the garbage!)…
Happy or Not?*
“In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.” ~Brother David Steindl-Rast Where do you find your happiness these days? I have found a heart that is always in need is a heart that is very seldom happy. Whereas a heart that is…
Scripture*
A great place to begin creating a grateful heart is straight from the words of God. One of my favorite scripture verses about gratitude and thankfulness is Colossians 3:17, “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Get your…
Abundance*
“When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears.” ~Anthony Robbins Fear is of the devil and the devil loves for us to have a scarcity mentality instead of an abundance mentality. A great way to “tell” the devil where to go (his home, i.e. hell) is by seeking and feeling gratitude in all situations….
Jay Meyer
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.