Gratitude
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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.
Give yourself a gift of five minutes of contemplation in awe of everything you see around you. Go outside and turn your attention to the many miracles around you. This five-minute-a-day regimen of appreciation and gratitude will help you to focus your life in awe.
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
I extend my deepest gratitude to our Armed Forces and first responders serving both at home and abroad in the war against terrorism.