Quotes About Gratitude

Today we celebrate both outer freedom and inner freedom.

Divine Beloved, thank you for the flowering of the Godseed within me that acknowledges and encourages other people and myself. Guide me in maintaining the basic disciplines of a healthy mind and body without falling prey to the rigidity and fanaticism of the ego and its constant efforts to prove itself worthy by being "right.

As you go about your day, remember to notice something that you've never thought of being grateful for.

When you catch yourself thinking uncharitable thoughts, mentally resolve to stop and send out more kind, encouraging thoughts.

Great Mystery, I awaken this morning with deep gratitude for the gift of life. May the renewal of faith in this season be the ground from which perfect peace will grow.

Darkness deserves gratitude. It is the alleluia point at which we learn to understand that all growth does not take place in the sunlight.

I celebrate myself," the poet Walt Whitman wrote. The thought is so delicious it is almost obscene. Imagine the joy that would come with celebrating the self — our achievements, our experiences, our existence. Imagine what it would be like to look into the mirror and say, as God taught us, "That's good.

The essence of life is not to find the one thing that satisfies us but to realize that nothing can ever completely satisfy us. And that's all right.

I'm going through hell," I cried, "and Steve wants me to be thankful he baked a pie." (272)

In being with dying, we arrive at a natural crucible of what it means to love and be loved. And we can ask ourselves this: Knowing that death is inevitable, what is most precious today?

I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.

They call them the bad old days, and in a way they were. But at least they taught us the value of money, and it was something yer had to work for. These days, the youngsters seem to get everything they want. And what gets me is, they believe they're entitled to it!

By finding a way to keep gratitude as a constant companion, the blessings of joy and contentment become our reward.

When we are truly awake and present in ourselves and to each other and the world around us, miracles abound.

I feel fortunate I have this amazing relationship with so many people in America, because I was in their homes at a very private time of day. They probably might have still had their robe on and their slippers and haven't made the beds.

Motherhood is about raising—and celebrating—the child you have, not the child you thought you would have. It's about understanding that he is exactly the person he is supposed to be. And that, if you're lucky, he just might be the teacher who turns you into the person you are supposed to be.

She lived among us for a while And brought joy where she went. We thought she was a gift of God But learned she was but lent.

Do not be sad that you have suffered, be glad that you have lived.

I will never forget your kindness.

Sure, I've helped out over the years when I've heard that a friend or a customer is facing tough times, but I've never expected anything in return. I gave out of gratitude because I've been blessed with enough to share.

for what we've had, instead of sadder for what we've lost.

Thank you, God, for unexpected joys. For the simple moments in life that make me smile. For the precious gift of loving friends and pets.

Joanna Campbell Slan

but I remembered what a therapist once told me, "People like doing favors for each other. Don't deny someone else the pleasure, Kiki, just because you can't handle feeling obligated.