Quotes About Gratitude

Är det inte roligt att leva en sån här dag, så säg! Jag tycker synd om dem som ännu inte är födda och får njuta av den. Nog för de kan få vara med om andra härliga dagar, men just den här får de inte...

You've learned the secret of happiness.

Hay tanto en el mundo para nosotros, si tenemos los ojos para verlo, el corazón para amarlo y las manos para acercárnoslo, tanto en hombres y mujeres, en arte y literatura, tanto en todas partes con que deleitarnos y de lo cual quedar agradecidos! Ana de la isla.

Only one who has known how troubled life can be, has a real appreciation of it when it is good

Tell them I've had a wonderful life.

E' questione di misura, contentarsi. Uno si contenta di tanto, (fa segno col pollice sul mignolo) un altro ha tutto e non se ne contenta.

Hak ettiÄŸi bir övgünün önce kendisinden esirgendiÄŸini, ard?ndan kendisine cömert bir armaÄŸan gibi sunulduÄŸunu görüp de sinirlenmeyecek biri var m?d?r, bilemiyorum.

se un rosignolo dà via le penne della coda, può dire: mi resta il dono del canto; ma se le fate dar via a un pavone, le penne della coda, che gli resta?

I'll never take it for granted again. I'll always be grateful for every spring that comes along.

Cancer isn't the worst thing that can happen to a person. And neither is dying young. Taking life for granted, living badly-- these things seem far worse to me. In many ways- ways that count- I'm the luckiest girl in the world.

What art is asked of us? The gift offered is different for each but all are equal in grandeur. To paint, draw, dance, compose. To write songs, poems, letters, diaries, prayers. To set a violet on the sill; stitch a quilt; bake bread; plant marigolds, beans, apple trees. To follow the track of the forest elk, the neighborhood coyote, the cupboard mouse. To open the windows, air the beds, sweep clean the corners. To hold the child's hand, listen to the vagrant's story, paint the

I felt an itch and thought, Is there a tick crawling on me? Right this minute? Burrowing into my skin? And then I thought, Wait. Forget the tick. Why are we always complaining? We get to be alive.

Dear friends and family, This year we did not get engaged. We acquired no pet, and we did not produce a child. We did not buy a car or house. We did not take the package deal. We did not join the club. We did not order the special. We never multiplied our miles. We had some arguments, that's true. There was so much we did not see. We did not know. We did not understand. At times we drank heavily. Happy holidays to all! xoo, Lane and Gil.

There will always be people who are better off or who get good jobs or who marry well- whatever that means. We should be happy with what we've got.

One piece of cake in your life is better than never having any.

She'd found it was always best to live in the here and now rather than waste time with past events or what she couldn't have and what could have been. Mind you, living in the here and now wasn't always easy, but she did her best.

Not reaching back for what was lost in my yesterdays. And not reaching for what I hope will be in my tomorrow. But living fully with what is right in front of me. And truly seeing the gift of this moment.

Instead of always looking to get fulfillment from my loved ones and the other blessings in my life, I can simply enjoy them for what they are.

Through grace we are helped not to stumble and through grace we know that we are being welcomed. What more can we ask?

I thank them for the same service.

Why invite sorrow? Life is long enough to contain enough without asking for more.

Spend lavishly on creams. Wash your hair with henna at the first sign of gray. Never spend one minute thinking about what you do not have. And most importantly, indulge in everything but love.

we forget our good actions only slowly, and in fact never truly forget them.

Then I pondered that tight boots are one of the greatest blessings on earth, for by causing one's feet to hurt, they make way for the pleasure of taking them off. Mortify your feet, wretch, then unmortify them, and there you have cheap happiness, befitting both shoemakers and Epicurus.