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Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.
Sep 29, 2025
Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it’s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level. We need to literally 'count our blessings,' give thanks for them, allow ourselves to enjoy them, and relish the experience of prosperity we already have.
The fact is that purification and austerity are even more necessary for the appreciation of life and laughter than for anything else. To let no bird fly past unnoticed, to spell the stones and weeds, to have the mind a storehouse of sunset, requires a discipline in pleasure and an education in gratitude.
Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned or worn.
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.
Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
Life holds so many simple blessings, each day bringing its own individual wonder.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
The appreciation of life does not require wealth or plenty. It requires only gratitude for the beauty of the world.
In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.
Appreciation of life itself, becoming suddenly aware of the miracle of being alive, on this planet, can turn what we call ordinary life into a miracle. We come awake to such a realization when we recognize our connection to a spiritual dimension.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.
By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
Appreciation can make a day - even change a life.
I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you.
Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.
If we had not winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Live your life to the fullest.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty.
Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
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.
You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
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