Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience.
Every moment allows your the opportunity to take a deep breath in and be grateful for the fact that you can take in a breath.
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.
No longer forward or behind I look in hope or fear, But grateful, take the good I find, The best of now and here.
Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.
I find that the more willing I am to be grateful for the small things in life, the bigger stuff just seems to show up from unexpected sources, and I am constantly looking forward to each day with all the surprises that keep coming my way!
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
Without gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you’ll never know true fulfillment.
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.
Gratitude is a dialysis of sorts... it flushes the self-pity out of our systems.
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
Every time we remember to say "thank you", we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
Many of us rely on our own illusion of control. But when God makes it known to you that you're not the one steering the ship, be thankful. He has removed the illusion, and forced you to rely only on Him.
You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, 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.
There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance
Why should we give God thanks? Because everything we have comes from God.
Learning the art of expressing gratitude will force you to focus on the positive.
Truly, we have much to thank God for, but if we would be thankful, we must set our hearts to do it with a will. We grumble and complain without thought, but we must think to give thanks.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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