Gratitude

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful and showing appreciation. It is a mindful acknowledgment of all that we already have. When we focus on the abundance of our lives, we discover a greater capacity for generosity, cheerfulness, and contentment. Expressing gratitude is a rewarding habit that affirms the grace of the giver and lets us celebrate today, versus putting it off until greater wealth is attained. Gratitude opens our hearts, encourages us to savor each gift that comes our way, and magically frees us from jealously guarding our possessions. It is a reminder that one can always find reason to be glad.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou are not so unkind
As man's ingratitude.

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Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith.

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The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

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If you can just appreciate each thing, one by one, then you will have pure gratitude. Even though you observe just one flower, that one flower includes everything

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

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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

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Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.

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To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.

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In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy.

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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

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Take full account of the excellencies which you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.

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Reflect upon your present blessings - of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

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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 makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

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If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.

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