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Gratitude Quotes
"Being able to appreciate who we are and what we have in the now is an easy way to journey through this life."
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"What are you thinking?" he asks.I know Gage hates it when I cry - he is completely undone by the sight of tears - so I blink hard against the sting. "I'm thinking how thankful I am for everything," I say, "even the bad stuff. Every sleepless night, every second of being lonely, every time the car broke down, every wad of gum on my shoe, every late bill and losing lottery ticket and bruise and broken dish and piece of burnt toast."His voice is soft. "Why, darlin'?""Because it all led me here to you."
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"I'm glad to be alive in a world wherehis gently awakening eyesnourish the morning sun."
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"I feel really blessed for the journey, all that I have learnt & the enormity of emotions that exist because of the presence of you."
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"Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give."
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"If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery."
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"One grateful thought is a ray of sunshine. A hundred such thoughts paint a sunrise. A thousand will rival the glaring sky at noonday - for gratitude is light against the darkness."
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"Experiences were what you got when you couldn't get what you wanted."
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"When we appreciate a flower, we are really appreciating the beauty of our amazing minds."
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"How would you like a friend or loved one talking to you only when they needed something? That's kind of how most use prayer or meditation. Since there is ALWAYS something for which to be grateful, how about praying or meditating on that?"
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"Accept the good, however big or small, with no strings attached."
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"Gratitude goes beyond saying 'thank you'. Feelings complete the blessing."
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"Everything that you want is not very important. Everything that was given to you without any want is very important."
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"A sign of gratitude is a thankful smile."
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"Our holiday food splurge was a small crate of tangerines, which we found ridiculously thrilling after an eight-month abstinence from citrus.... Lily hugged each one to her chest before undressing it as gently as a doll. Watching her do that as she sat cross-legged on the floor one morning in pink pajamas, with bliss lighting her cheeks, I thought: Lucky is the world, to receive this grateful child. Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing."
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"If you learn to be grateful and celebrate each day, you have mastered the secret to living."
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"Saying "thank you" signifies sense of gratitude, but it also implies your incapability."
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"Clenched fists are not open to receive blessings."
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"You are silent now who once stood on battlefields ravaged by destruction unimaginable, holding in those desperate places the line of freedom for others you would never know, and who would never know you. And being one of those you never knew, I would give all I have to clasp your hand one single time, look into eyes that witnessed the bloodied carnage that results when freedom refuses to bow to chains of any kind, and simply say 'thank you."
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"Lacking natural equilibrium, I used writing as an illustrative means to center myself in a world filled with haziness and uncertainty. My self-drafted obituary will not bemoan death but shall celebrate life by giving heartfelt thanks for all the people that brightened actuality with their kindness, friendship, noble acts of charity, and expressions of universal goodwill. It was a privilege to exist in this wrinkle of time with many people devoted to burnishing the sharpen edges of life. The heavens blessed me with many years to discover why it is beautiful to live and die in a world where the hills and wind, the rivers and seas, stars and moon, and revealing sunlight shall persevere."
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"Gratitude is only expressed and appreciated in proportion to your understanding of grace."
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"When reality is better than your dreams, stay awake."
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"Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord for the gift of life. Thank you Lord for divine protection. Thank you Lord for daily guidance."
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"Appreciate water before you are thirsty! Appreciate all the good things before you need them!"
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"Appreciate the daily miracles of life."
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"Perhaps nothing helps us make the movement from our little selves to a larger world than remembering God in gratitude. Such a perspective puts God in view in all of life, not just in the moments we set aside for worship or spiritual disciplines. Not just in the moments when life seems easy."
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"Thanksgiving is not only being aware of the abundance of good in the world but embracing it."
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"Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow."
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"Usually when we talk about blessings, we experience joy and anticipation of a greater presence of God in our lives."
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"If you are ungrateful for one blessing, you will not be grateful for two. If you are ungrateful for two blessings, you will not be grateful for three. If you are grateful for one blessing, you will be grateful for innumerable."
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