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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
Gratitude - the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.
Gratitude - the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.
Praise the bridge that carried you over.
Praise the bridge that carried you over.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, read more
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.
Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful read more
Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, "Joy is not in things, it is in us.".
True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell read more
True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell Him what we have done for Him. -.
If hush'd the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep,
The sky if no longer dark tempests deform;
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If hush'd the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep,
The sky if no longer dark tempests deform;
When our perils are past shall our gratitude sleep?
No! Here's to the pilot that weather'd the storm!
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.