Quotes About Appreciation

My paintings are not meant to be tasted.

You tend to take it for granted, especially if it came to you rather slowly through the year rather than all at once. Instead of saying, "Hey, wow, I've doubled my money!" or "Hey, look at this, I've got a grand I didn't have before!" you feel as though you have always had this much wealth.

God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.

Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leave you speechless, remain that way. Say nothing and listen as Heaven whispers, Do you like it? I did it just for you.

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks that he gets as much as he deserves."1 The grateful heart, on the other hand, sees each day as a gift.

Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leaves you speechless, remain that way. Say nothing and listen as Heaven whispers, Do you like it? I did it just for you.

Thank you, God. For the jam on our toast and the milk on our cereal. For the blanket that calms us and the joke that delights us and the warm sun that reminds us of God's love.

If you aren't you, we don't get you.

La gratitud es tener conciencia absoluta de los beneficios de la vida. Es la mayor de las virtudes.

gratitude keeps us focused on the present. The Bible's most

Jesus was robustly thankful.

Gratitude is a mindful awareness of the benefits of life. It is the greatest of virtues.

Worship is when you're aware that what you've been given is far greater than what you can give. Worship is the awareness that were it not for his touch, you'd still be hobbling and hurting, bitter and broken. Worship is the half-glazed expression on the parched face of a desert pilgrim as he discovers that the oasis is not a mirage.

isn't it true? What you don't have is much less than what you do. from A Love Worth Giving

Don't be too quick in your assessment of God's gifts to you. Thank him. Moment by moment. Day by day.

Spend all your love on her now. Forget not the hands, though spotted, The hair, though thinning, The eyes, though dim, For they are a part of you. And when they are gone, a part of you is gone.

Maybe, if you had your way, your day would never end. Every moment demands to be savored. You resist sleep as long as possible because you love being awake so much. If you are like that, congratulations. If not, welcome to the majority.

Spend all your love on her now. Forget not the hands, though spotted, The hair, though thinning, The eyes, though dim, For they are a part of you. And when they are gone, a part of you is gone. On the Anvil

Jesus' love does not depend on what we do for him. Not at all. In the eyes of the King, you have value simply because you are. You don't have to look nice or perform well. Your value is inborn. Period.

Nada acalla a los gruñones como la gratitud.

So you've made your Christmas list? Checked it twice? Before we get too carried away dreaming about the CD or Xbox game we've just got to have, let's be thankful for the One gift we already have—the best gift of all.

Thankful people focus less on the pillows they lack and more on the privileges they have.

when the petals fall Say it is beautiful and good, say it is well

Where joy in an old pencil is not absurd.