Monday, November 24, 2014

Gratitude

These quotes were found on GoodReads: 

“You ought to be thankful a hole heaping lot, for the places and people you're lucky you're not!”



“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” 
 Cynthia Ozick

These quotes were found at BrainyQuote.com.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.

Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's voice.

Often people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.