Quotes About Appreciation

I wish I could protect you from anyone who does not see you as I do.

People here don't care about the countryside in any deep way, she says. They just want nice walks, nice views, and a tearoom. That

If you have treats or a treat cup, make a big fuss about eating the treats yourself.

I reread my favorite books to make sure they're still perfect, but rereading them wears away at their perfection.

My friend who runs marathons, throws elaborate parties, sews quilts for everyone she knows, works full-time, and has three children does all of this not in spite of her useless husband but because of him.

There must be birds that sing or fly better or worse than other birds of their species; I've never noticed any. But the birds have.

Some people always give excellent gifts. It is a talent. A gift. Unteachable.

But to pay attention is to love everything.

Be thankful for what is given. Caroline heard the words in her mother's voice. No matter if it is not enough, be thankful.

Ivo sat and listened, the look in his blue eyes enrapt and I knew, though I could hardly believe it, that he was not bored or uninterested, that to him I mattered as I had never mattered to anyone in my life.

Love isn't a curse, Lucas, it's a gift.

Family is important at this time of year. I love you," Maggie told Nick. "Have I told you today how much I love you?" "Many times," Nick said dryly, and Rosie closed her eyes.

Maybe that was one positive thing about going through bad stuff. You knew good stuff when you saw it.

Being desired is not the same as being harassed, and we do not have to punish or shun the person who sees what is special about us.

And this prime hour of fragrance is the hour so many miss upon beds of sloth, never half knowing what a beautiful, marvellous world is around them. Not all the long hours of day can possibly bring back again the charm and blessedness of this, either to the body or to the soul.

When you are grateful, you are at peace.

The function of museums is to make art worthless again. They take the work out of the market and put it in a place where it becomes part of the common wealth.

As recently as fifty years ago my grandmother was picking cotton with bleeding fingers. I think about her all the time while I'm getting overpaid to sit at a computer, eat Chinese takeout, and think up things in my pajamas, The half century separating my fingers, which are moisturized with cucumber lotion and type eighty words per minute, and her bloody digits is an ordinary Land of Opportunity parable, and don't think I don't appreciate it.

you said I like to be admired, do you remember? You said I would love anybody who admired me. Dont hate this hard thing I am about to say my darling but sometimes I think its you that would love anybody. Sometimes it seems so astonishing that you should love me that I think you must only want me because you lost so many other things. It isnt just that, is it?

The gloss would fade in about five minutes as the surface dried; but everything faded. The vital thing was to make the most of the moments of brightness.

I shower blessings on you daily, but sometimes you don't perceive them. When your mind is stuck on a negative focus, you see neither Me nor My gifts. In faith, thank Me for whatever is preoccupying your mind. This will clear the blockage so that you can find Me.

This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.—PSALM 118:24 ESV

Fill your mind with thankful thoughts till your heart overflows with Joy.

WHEN SOME BASIC NEED IS LACKING—time, energy, money—consider yourself blessed.