Quotes About Gratitude

This is my true religion: arbitrary moments of nearly painful happiness for a life I feel privileged to lead.

she allows herself to use it in between loads of laundry so she'll be happy about doing the laundry.

when you are aware you are dying, the path narrows, and there is room eventually for only one person—you, not distracted by anything else and therefore able to see all that couldn't be seen before. And that this can be such a great gift that you shiver inside at the taking of it.

Do not carry remorse for anything in the past; in the end, it is only prideful. Let peace dwell inside you, live your life in joy, and give thanks that God has come to you in this way.

Resolve never to criticize or downgrade yourself, but instead rejoice that you are fearfully and wonderfully made.

The goodness you receive from God is a treasure for you to share with others.

When you stop worrying about your problems and start praising God for His magnificent power you will experience His peace.

Joy is a sure sign of the presence of God in your life.

Looking at your day from a "golden day" perspective helps you prioritize.

The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.

I wondered, Why have I been chasing happiness my whole life when bliss was here the entire time?

And when you sense a faint potentiality for happiness after such dark times you must grab onto the ankles of that happiness and not let go until it drags you face-first out of the dirt - this is not selfishness, but obligation. You were given life; it is your duty to find something beautiful within life no matter how slight.

I am alone, I am all alone, I am completely alone. Grasping this reality, I let go of my bag, drop to my knees and press my forehead against the floor. There, I offer up to the universe a fervent prayer of thanks. First in English. Then in Italian. And then - just to get the point across - in Sanskrit.

We have hands; we can stand on them if we want to. That's our privilege. That's the joy of a mortal body. And that's why God needs us. Because God loves to feel things through our hands.

Not many people know how to be satisfied.

The appreciation of pleasure can be the anchor of humanity.

I was perfectly happy in my boring life before you came along.

We are like Tolstoy's fabled beggar who spent his life sitting on a pot of gold, begging for pennies from every passerby, unaware that his fortune was right under him the whole time. Your treasure – your perfection – is within you already. But to claim it, you must leave the busy commotion of the mind and abandon the desires of the ego and enter into the silence of the heart.

Whatever this feeling is - this is what I have been praying for. And this is also what I have been praying to.

In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.

Gratitude, always. Always, gratitude.

Being content with what you have already is an art form that leads to a peace that can't be replaced by anything else.

Keep cultivating gratitude.