Gratitude
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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.
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Perhaps nothing helps us make the movement from our little selves to a larger world than remembering God in gratitude. Such a perspective puts God in view in all of life, not just in the moments we set aside for worship or spiritual disciplines. Not just in the moments when life seems easy.
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
Always have an attitude of gratitude.
Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?
For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.
Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.
When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
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