Quotes About Gratitude

You can't arrive at a place of peace and inner satisfaction when your entire existence is motivated by not having enough.

else, or anything like that. The most important thing to learn in life is a sense of appreciation for yourself. It's very important for you to realize that you are at once unique and also part of the entire universe.

bask in the magnificence of what is seen and sensed

Enjoy the flowers, clouds, sunsets, storms, stars, mountains, and all the people you encounter.

If you genuinely love you, then complaining to others who can do nothing for you becomes absurdly impossible to defend. And if you notice things in yourself (and others) that you dislike, rather than complaining you can actively set about taking the necessary corrective steps.

Have a happy mind.

being satisfied with less rather than more results in great generosity.

Spend more time close to home in awe over the many simple treasures that make up your life.

Seize the present moment as the only one you have. And remember, wishing, hoping, and regretting are the most common and dangerous tactics for evading the present.

Replace all negativity with love.

grasp the essence of heaven on earth.

give without expecting, and don't be victimized by the expectations of others.

Begin to consciously decrease your need to purchase more things.

When your feet hit the floor every single morning, without exception, say, "Thank You for an opportunity to live in a state of contentment." Invite the magical energy of the Tao to freely flow through you and inform your responses throughout the day. You're in harmony with your Source when you're soliciting gratitude and gratification in these ways.

Aw, he's just you know...entrenched, Matt said. Gotta adjust to the perspective and deal from there. Then he added, Not that I'd want him as my dad.... Mike practically sprayed his milk. Dude! Can you imagine? Then Matt gave my dad a slap on the back and said, No way. I'm sticking with my main man here. My mom grinned from across the kitchen and said, Me too. I'd never seen my father cry. And he didn't exactly sit there bawling, but there were definitely tears welling up in his eyes.

Sometimes the things we really want are right in front of us. We just don't see them.

I knew we weren't rich, but I didn't feel like I was missing anything.

Thank you for helping me turn the page.

Sometimes with friends, thanks is payment enough -Ginny Rose

wondered at how much emotion can go into any given day, and thought how nice it was to feel this way at the end of it.

And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye clear. What we need is here.

Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.

He never complained. He seemed to have no instinct for the making much of oneself that complaining requires.

Again I resume the long lesson: how small a thing can be pleasing, how little in this hard world it takes to satisfy the mind and bring it to its rest.