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.
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Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.
Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.
Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is read more
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
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.
It is a pleasure appropriate to man, for him to save a
fellow-man, and gratitude is acquired in no read more
It is a pleasure appropriate to man, for him to save a
fellow-man, and gratitude is acquired in no better way.
[Lat., Conveniens homini est hominem servare voluptas.
Et melius nulla quaeritur arte favor.]
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.".
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy.
There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy.
