Quotes About Blessings

I think that everyone is saying all kinds of things about 'rich.' Not only am I rich from doing some of things I've been able to do, but I'm rich in spirit. I'm rich in health. I'm rich in every way possible.

No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction.

I lack nothing in my life.

Gratitude for the many blessings that recovery has brought even further heightens our enthusiasm for living.

I don't have but two teeth, but thank the Lord they both hit together.

We must cease making odious and odorous comparisons and instead embrace our current lot in life—our past, present, and future—welcoming all that God will teach us through it. Only then we will discover the secret Paul knew—that true contentment isn't merely having what we want; it's wanting nothing more than what we already have.

The Bible tells me that "every good and perfect gift is from the Lord." I believe it. But, unlike things like stress and calories, these good gifts really are optional—I can choose to push them away, or I can embrace them with open arms. I wonder how many good gifts I've left unopened because I was too stressed, harried, or just plain shortsighted to recognize them for what they were?

Focusing techniques that enhance attentiveness (such as mindfulness meditation) help to increase appreciation for the simple blessings of life and banish incompatible thoughts from consciousness. For that reason, celebrating the ordinary is a practice that requires paying attention. Embrace the temporary. Live in the moment. Be grateful for all the little things. Let your eyes linger on what's right in front of you.

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough." - Meister Eckhardt

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE many who are richer or more distinguished than I am, so if my purpose in working is to attain these extrinsic rewards, I will be disappointed, for I will always compare myself to those whose attainments are greater. But if I work principally for the pleasure or the fulfillment it gives me, my success is assured. There are few blessings greater than finding such work and keeping it.

Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers and sisters, aunts and cousins, comrades and friends — but only one mother in the whole world.

Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers, and sisters, aunts and cousins, but only one mother in the whole world.

No whimpering, madam! You can't have the joys of motherhood without some of its pangs! Think of your blessings, and don't be a coward!—

O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!America! America!God shed his grace on theeAnd crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining sea!

If I have enjoyed the hospitality of the Host of this universe, Who daily spreads a table in my sight, surely I cannot do less than acknowledge my dependence.

Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?

A life isn't measured in hours or minutes. Its the quality not the length. All things considered I've been luckier than most. Almost sixteen years on Earth, and I've already had eight good ones here. I expect to have eight more before all's good said and done. Nearly thirty-two years total, and that's not too shabby

Samson, you are a lucky boy,' Don Hyun said to Sam in a perfectly clear voice. 'You have had tragedy, yes, but you have had many good friends as well.

En Sam sempre havia dit que en Marx era la persona més afortunada que havia conegut mai: tenia sort amb els amants, a la feina, en l'aspecte físic, en la vida. Però com més coneixia en Marx, més pensava la Sadie que en Sam no havia entès la veritable naturalesa de la bona fortuna d'en Marx. En Marx era afortunat perque ho veia tot com una riquesa fortuita.

If you have too much good luck when you are young," Mah-mee said, "there won't be any luck left for when you are old.

My master gives me bread and beer and every good thing.