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

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

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.

Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you read more

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.

Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what read more

Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.

Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
[Fr., La reconnaissance est la memoire du coeur.]

Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
[Fr., La reconnaissance est la memoire du coeur.]

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.".