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“Notice what's right in your life.”
There is a saying that people teach what they most need to learn,
One of the incredible truths about gratitude is that it is impossible to feel
both the positive emotion of thankfulness and a negative emotion such as anger or fear at the same time.
As we focus on what we are thankful for, fear, anger, and bitterness simply melt away,...
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like plants, which turn toward, not away, from the light.
Random Acts of Kindness,
Joy is defined in the dictionary as an “emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires,” while gratitude is that “state of being appreciative of benefits received.”
“Begin today. Declare out loud to the Universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy.”
Then think of all that you have accomplished today and celebrate each feat, no matter its size.
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the
miraculous in the common.
You cannot be grateful and unhappy at the same time. —A WOMAN TO DR.
“It is not hard to live through a day if you can live through a moment.
Sometimes I go about with pity for myself and all the while Great Winds are carrying me across the sky.
Gratitude Cures Perfectionism
Instead of a new blouse, I wore an old favorite.
when we experience a sense of gratefulness, we are usually contemplating some
present circumstance.
If the only prayer you say in your whole life is “thank you,” that would suffice. —MEISTER ECKHART
Every breath was a labored struggle. I asked him whether the quality of his life was worth all the effort. “I still enjoy being alive,” he responded. “Sometimes it's easier to breathe and then I really enjoy just quietly taking a breath. I still enjoy
In relation to others, gratitude is good manners; in relation to ourselves, it is a habit of the heart and a spiritual discipline. —DAPHNE ROSE KINGMA
