Quotes About Gratitude

It's nice, this. The canal." He looks at me. "You." "I'll bet you say that to all the canals.

Something special is ending, and you're sad, but you can't be that said because, hey, it was good while it lasted, and there'll be other vacations, other good times.

Ojalá pudiera abrazarla y darle las gracias por adelantarse siempre a lo que necesito.

It's quiet now. So quiet that you can almost hear other people's dreams So quiet that you can almost hear me tell Gramps, Thank you.

Not sure there is such a thing as a minor miracle.

You must not waste your one day here. When the sun shines, you let it shine on you. Snow is always waiting.

When we got back home, Gramps dropped me off and enveloped me in a hug. Normally, he was a handshaker, maybe a back-patter on really special occasions. His hug was strong and tight, and I knew it was his way of telling me that he'd had a wonderful time. "Me, too, Gramps," I whispered.

I understand then that giving me the computer is not really a gift. But maybe my taking it is.

you're wrong about quitting when you're ahead. It means being grateful. Stopping when you realize you have is enough.

Some things you don´t know you want until they´re gone. Other things you think want, but don´t understand you already have them.

Gramps's recognition, and the permission he just offered me—it feels like a gift. Gramps doesn't leave me. He slumps back into the chair. It's quiet now. So quiet that you can almost hear other people's dreams. So quiet that you can almost hear me tell Gramps, "Thank you.

Every morning I wake up and I tell myself this: It's just one day, one twenty-four-hour period to get yourself through. I don't know when exactly I started giving myself this daily pep talk—or why... But still, I find the need to remind myself of the temporariness of a day, to reassure myself that I got through yesterday, I'll get through today.

I'm crying out of gratitude.

Cuando regresamos, el abuelo me dejó en casa y me abrazó. Normalmente se limitaba a estrechar la mano, o añadía una palmadita en la espalda en ocasiones muy especiales. Esa vez me dio un fuerte abrazo, y comprendí que era su manera de decirme que se lo había pasado de maravilla. –Yo también, abuelo –susurré.

Some things you don't know you want until they're gone. Other things you think you want, but don't understand you already have them.

Penso no que a minha mãe me disse: que a pessoa deve sentir-se grata pelo que tem em vez de passar o tempo à procura do que pensa que quer. Aqui sentada no campus que ele frequentou noutros tempos, julgo que percebi finalmente o que ela queria dizer. Julgo que percebi finalmente o que significa desistir enquanto se vai na frente.

Kehidupan menjadi sangat sulit dan rumit kalau kita membiarkan diri kita berlari terus ke tempat tujuan. Lupa bahwa hari ini, di tempat ini, dengan badan yang ini, plus jumlah rejeki hari ini, juga menghadirkan 'tujuan-tujuan' besar yang tidak kalah menariknya. Jika kita menghabiskan semua waktu untuk berlari, tidak hanya lelah dan capek hasilnya, tetapi juga kehilangan sense of direction. Inilah akar dari kehidupan banyak orang yang tandus dan kering.

We may not care to play the part of public jesters ourselves, but the least we can do is to be grateful to those who are willing to become absurd for our benefit. Patronize them daintily, therefore, lest they backslide into propriety.

My mother, she had a very good attitude toward money. I'm very grateful for the fact that we had to learn to save. I used to get like 50 pence a week, and I'd save it for like five months. And then I'd spend it on Christmas presents. I'd save up like eight pounds. It's nothing, but we did that.

How do we thank an angel? Somehow I don't think a fruit basket will do the trick." ~ Amun

Is it sad that my first thought happened to be: Thank God I'm off the treadmill.

Kaia darling, Willaim said, nearly leaping over a stand of beef jerky in his haste to reach her. Are you here to fight the strippers who just enjoyed hours of my company? Hardly, she said, tossing her glorious mane of hair over her shoulder with a single flip of her wrist. I'm here to thank them for keeping you occupied. Please tell me they're still with you.

He gave her what no one else had ever been able to give. A past to cherish. A present to enjoy. A future to anticipate

So you owe me." "Exactly. I pay in kisses." "Good thing I accept that currency.