Quotes About Appreciation

Instead it is about non-hurry rowing. It is about enjoying and having an appreciation. It is about finding what is good in our sport, and happiness. It is about going slow so you can go fast.

Think of every single thing that we 'have to' do to get through a day as something that we 'get to' do... before our turn is over. Everything is a gift.

There isn't a soul on the planet who doesn't crave your approval.

Step number one for changing the entire world is falling in love with it as it already is. The same is true for changing yourself.

A friend is someone whose unspoken approval and appreciation for your company helps you to remember your own grace and beauty.

Maybe it's not just about finding the perfect friend, partner, or tribe, but finding the perfection in those you've already found.

Always speak of the past, gratefully. Of the future, excitedly.

When you don't know what you want, it's probably time to begin enjoying what you have.

I'm a survivor of life. I try to give the glory to God and appreciate what's happening to me.

I wanted to put as much love and care into the taking apart of my wonderful mum's home as had been poured into bringing it all together in the first place?

In a relationship the details are everything because they remind you - just when you need to be reminded the most - why you fell in love with someone in the first place.

It's these small moments that make life worth living. The moments you take for granted. The ones you think will always be in plentiful supply. But if this past year has shown me anything, it's the need to cherish each and every moment, whether good or bad, whether joyful or painful, as the precious fleeting gifts that they are.

Details are important when a day is special to you. But the difficult thing is that quite often you do not know a day is special until long after it is over.

was described to me as "emerald green," but that is underselling: it was far richer than that, more vivid, a color so intense I could almost taste it. I could certainly feel it. You know a color has moved you when to see it is only the beginning of the experience.

All I have is right now. I have all that I want, and no one can promise me I'll have it forever no matter what I do, so I'm going to live it, love it, treasure it, for every second I can, and whatever comes next I'm prepared for it.

Thich Nhat Hanh writes that one of our biggest faults is to fail to celebrate not having a toothache. The idea goes something like this: We all know how painful and irritating it can be to have a toothache, and we all suffer when we do, but why is it we never take time to think how nice it is not to have a toothache?

So yes I will gladly take on your ocean just to swim beneath you so I can kiss the bends of your knees in appreciation for the work they do keeping your head above water — Mike McGee, from "Everyday," FORTH Magazine : Poetry. Apr 16, 2010

When you establish a reminiscing routine through acknowledging gratitude for past experiences, it keeps you mindful that fun is abundant. Put into practice, reminiscing in this manner mitigates feelings of regret and deprivation by giving you a concrete prompt to fully appreciate life's pleasurable experiences. A habit of acknowledging the pleasure in your life naturally increases your overall sense of gratitude, amplifying fun's positive effects.

Amazing, Heather thought, looking back at the email message. Who was this incredible, gifted person?

a broken toy an orphan would likely toss aside meant more than all the expensive gifts in the world.

A hungry man can be a fast learner. When you come to a table with nothing but need, you are grateful for things you might have pushed aside before. And when you kneel, hungry & broken at His table, you receive a grace from Him you might, at some other time, have completely missed.

My goal in life is to make everyone else happy and when I'm happy I try to make them believe they're the cause of it

You can understand nothing about art, particularly modern art, if you do not understand that imagination is a value in itself.

The most important phase of living with a person is respect for that person as an individual.