Category: Gratitude

Alive and Treasures

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

— Thornton Wilder —

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures…

Gratitude and Simple is Big

Enjoy the little things for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

— Robert Brault —

Enjoy the little things for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things…

Blessed

The moment you start feeling like life is a blessing, it starts feeling like one.

— Unknown —

As was yesterday, this writing is from two years ago, and I was compelled to share it again. BTW…most of my writings are reminders to myself. 🙂 A couple of days ago, I was fighting off pre-race fears. I didn’t sleep well. I was rationalizing all the various reasons I shouldn’t race. 65-degree lake temperature…

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Gratitude is the Parent

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.” ~Cicero

Best. Job. Ever.

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.

— Jim Valvano —

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.

Grateful-Just Be

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…

Measuring Thanksgiving

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…

Fairest Blossom

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

— Henry Ward Beecher —

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul…

Gratitude and Perspective

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

— 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 perspective of gratitude…

Gratitude and Perpetual Thanksgiving

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…