Quotes About Gratitude

So ended a day many had dreaded," Natalie wrote in her diary on Christmas Day, "but by doing and thinking of others, we had forgotten self.

May your joys be as many as the sands of the sea,

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has," believed Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus. And as an old Buddhist proverb states: "'Enough' is a feast.

That Passeth All Understanding" An awe so quiet I don't know when it began. A gratitude had begun to sing in me. Was there some moment dividing song from no song? When does dewfall begin? When does night fold its arms over our hearts to cherish them? When is daybreak?

Yes, he is here in this open field, in sunlight, among the few young trees set out to modify the bare facts-- he's here, but only because we are here. When we go, he goes with us to be your hands that never do violence, your eyes that wonder, your lives that daily praise life by living it, by laughter. He is never alone here, never cold in the field of graves.

I am, a shadow that grows longer as the sun moves, drawn out on a thread of wonder. If I bear burdens they begin to be remembered as gifts, goods, a basket of bread that hurts my shoulders but closes me in fragrance. I can eat as I go. ("Stepping Westward")

An awe so quiet I don't know when it began. A gratitude had begun to sing in me. Was there some moment dividing song from no song? When does dewfall begin? When does night fold its arms over our hearts to cherish them? When is daybreak?

Anyone who disrespects the flag has never been handed a folded one.

I've heard that money changes you. That's why, though I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. —WAYNE DYER

Any form of giving with no strings attached puts us directly in the flow of abundance, which must come full circle. Likewise, being of service is a priceless gift—a specific form of energy—which, when extended to others unconditionally, places us directly into the flow of the abundance. In short, we cannot serve selflessly without also being served.

Life: It is about the gift not the package it comes in.

Given the amount of unjust suffering and unhappiness in the world, I am deeply grateful for, sometimes even perplexed by, how much misery I have been spared.

All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to complain, but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

Because gratitude is the key to happiness, anything that undermines gratitude must undermine happiness. And nothing undermines gratitude as much as expectations. There is an inverse relationship between expectations and gratitude: The more expectations you have, the less gratitude you will have.

Yes, there is a "secret to happiness"—and it is gratitude. All happy people are grateful, and ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that it is being unhappy that leads people to complain, but it is truer to say that it is complaining that leads to people becoming unhappy. Become grateful and you will become a much happier person.

You know what's amazing about life. Enjoying what you see.

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

We have all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility" (20).

A "Win-Win" Situation is the one where we give cheerfully to the Society as much as we can, and also accept gracefully whatsoever the Society offers to us. Interestingly, the givers gets richer by giving, and they also see their names carved on hearts and minds (rather than only on tombstones) in such win-win situations. Remember: Doing nothing for others = Undoing of yourselves.

All I'm today and I'll be tomorrow, I owe to my parents, to their love, and to the values they instilled in me.

Alla goda ting i livet kommer till dig, som våra Svenska vänner säger, om du: frukta mindre, hoppas mer; gnälla mindre, andas mer; prata mindre, säg mer; hata mindre, älska mer. Och alla goda ting är ditt!

Always be thankful for what you have, because there are too many people in the world trying to barely survive.

Be thankful to your enemies, because it's their wrongdoings to you that makes you smarter and wise. It's because of their bad karma that you become the better version of yourself. You don't have to forgive and mustn't forget, but just have to say "Thank You" and move on with life. Move on with Life, because life is too short to be wasted, even a single moment, on such undeserving and illegitimate folks.