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.".
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The still small voice of gratitude.
The still small voice of gratitude.
Thanks are justly due for things got without purchase.
[Lat., Gratia pro rebus merito debetur inemtis.]
Thanks are justly due for things got without purchase.
[Lat., Gratia pro rebus merito debetur inemtis.]
Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate read more
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.
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret read more
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to read more
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
A grateful mind
By owing owes not, but still pays, at once
Indebted and discharg'd.
A grateful mind
By owing owes not, but still pays, at once
Indebted and discharg'd.
The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving
greater benefits.
The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving
greater benefits.
Praise the bridge that carried you over.
Praise the bridge that carried you over.
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. -.
