Category: Gratitude

Gratitude and Heart

O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.

— William Shakespeare —

O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness…

Gratitude and Thanks

No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.

— James Allen —

No duty is more urgent than giving thanks…

Gratitude and Choices

Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices.

— Robert Braathe —

Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices…

Gratitude Doubled

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

— G.K. Chesterton —

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder…

Gratitude and Being Alive

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 Things

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…

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

Blessed

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

— Unknown —

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 on a sub-50-degree morning. 15-20MPH winds on the bike A very hilly run. A tight right piriformis muscle. A small knot in my left hamstring. I’m a…

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Tears of Gratitude

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension for life opens up.

— Eckhart Tolle —

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension for life opens up…

Grit Grace Gratitude and God

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.

— John Wayne —

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done…