Quotes About Gratitude

So everything that has happened to you, that will happen to you, that is happening to you is perfect for you. Treat it that way, and your whole existence will change — perfectly.

When we are joyous of heart, we hear a resonance in the songs of the birds, see resonance in the opening of a flower, and feel it in the pressure of a friend's hand.

She gave me peace To want is to lack. That is what it means.

as bad as it is here, it's better than being somewhere else. -Chris Rose, regarding life in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Don't confuse contentment with happiness...

Walking, talking, reading, drawing, praying, telling stories: the nourishment is there, as close as our own breath. We only have to pause a moment, notice, and enjoy.

Janeway had thought her heart full, but now it overflowed. For the rest of her life, she knew, she would remember this: walking down the seemingly endless line, sharing laughter, hugs, handshakes, slaps on the back. She tried to brand every face into her brain, every word, every expression. Whatever her own new voyage held for her, it would be hard-pressed to measure up to the exquisite, painful joy of this single precious moment. *

Vos knew he could never repay Kenobi for that, but he had the rest of his life to try.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the ordinary.

Because when I pray, I say your name first, and I say your name last. When I breathe, I breathe for you. Every kind thing I say, every good thing I do, I do because I know you're in the world and I...I love you.

She'd learned to live in the present a long time ago, to enjoy every moment she had. Time was a luxury, something she knew she could run out of very quickly, so she made sure each minute counted for something.

What? What's so funny? Some idiot tried to put a stake through your heart, and he didn't even hit the darn thing! For which I am grateful. And I am even more grateful that you rescued me. I did not like being imprisoned and in such pain.

You're a miracle, woman. Draden meant it.

and you, lying there, deciding whether or not you have had enough of life? What is wrong with you? Life is to be cherished. Not thrown away

The rest of my life isn't that long, so I don't know how big a compliment it is. One day? Two? She rubbed her chin along his chest. Stay humble, my man.

You still have three gaping wounds in your body, yet the first thing you're thinking about is getting me naked, you are such a man! He inclined his his head, Thank you for the compliment

For the first time in her life she felt weak with wanting. With need. Yet at the same time, she did feel sort of attractive. She was aware of herself as a woman, as feminine, when she'd always felt masculine. He'd given her that, and she'd be forever grateful.

You were not born too late, my love. Accept what is and what has been given to us. A great gift, a priceless treasure. I am with you now and for all time.

And right at this moment, Ken, you're protecting what I hold most dear. I'll never be able to repay you for what you've done this day.

A fuckin' miracle, that's what you are.

God. She loved the children. They were all so amazing. Every last one of them. She was grateful she'd made the decision to go into that labyrinth, the chambers of utter horror, to get them out. She refused to regret that decision, no matter the price she had to pay-- and she was paying it every single minute of the day.

There it was. His woman. Laying it out for him. Giving him truth and making him feel like he was the luckiest man on earth.

If tomorrow never comes, today has been all I've ever wanted or needed.

Thank you, Mikhail, for my blue jeans." She gave him a faint smile over her shoulder. He found her mysterious, sexy, innocent, and so very fragile. In the depths of her blue eyes he could find no anger, no blame, only love for him shining there. "I am happy you like them, although I still say they are garb for men, not a beautiful woman. I was hoping they would make you smile." "Only because you get that pained look on your face.