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Gratitude I would open each day like a present, tender toward what ever came my way— every texture—joy or pain— searing sun or healing rain, for I have seen the masks of my Beloved. ~Kirtana Everyone is my teacher. Some I seek. Some I subconsciously attract. Often I learn simply by observing others. Some may be completely unaware that I’m learning from them, and I bow deeply in gratitude. ~Eric Allen When you go deeply into the present, gratitude arises spontaneously, even if it’s just gratitude for breathing, gratitude for the aliveness that you feel in your body. Gratitude is there when you acknowledge the aliveness of the present moment. ~Eckhart Tolle Love and compassion are like the weak spots in the walls of ego. They are like a naturally occurring opening. And they are the opening we take. If we connect with even one moment of good heart or compassion and cherish it, our ability to open will gradually expand. Beginning to tune into even the minutest feelings of compassion or appreciation or gratitude softens us. It allows us to touch in with the noble heart of bodhicitta on the spot. ~Pema Chodron Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Lao Tzu Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ~Henry Ward Beecher Gratitude is like a flashlight. If you go out in your yard at night and turn on a flashlight, you suddenly can see what’s there. It was always here, but you couldn’t see it in the dark. ~Dawna Markova Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you. ~Eileen Caddy There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle, The other is as though everything is a miracle. ~Albert Einstein He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. ~Epictetus Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy. ~M.J. Ryan We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John F. Kennedy Gratefulness is not just saying “thank you.” It’s acting. It is being yourself. A mother is grateful, shows gratefulness by mothering, a scientist by doing science. ~David Steindl-Rast It is a glorious privilege to live, to know, to act, to listen, to behold, to love. To look up at the blue summer sky; to see the sun sink slowly beyond the line of the horizon; to watch the worlds come twinkling into view, first one by one, and the myriads that no man can count, and lo! the universe is white with them; and you and I are here. ~Marco Morrow (Some people) have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy. ~A.H. Maslow The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. ~The Dalai Lama When your life is filled with the desire to see the holiness in everyday life, something magical happens: ordinary life becomes extraordinary, and the very process of life begins to nourish your soul! With each new circumstance that comes your way, another opportunity presents itself to nourish your soul. ~Rabbi Harold Kushner As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world. ~Adabella Radici There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. ~Ralph H. Blum Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. ~Margaret Cousins Let us be grateful to people who make up happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust Gratitude is the sovereign antidote that transforms Wrath into Grace. ~Rumi It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart. ~unknown We can touch wonder in every moment as we slow down and perceive the world around us as if for the first time. And when we contact wonder, we know thankfulness for the most ordinary, extraordinary things of life. ~M. J. Ryan You are surrounded by gifts every living moment of every day. Let yourself feel appreciation for their presence in your life and take the time to acknowledge their splendor. ~Lou G. Nungesser Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.~ John Milton I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes. ~e.e. cummings For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have. ~Richard Carlson Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving. ~Kahlil Gibran Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what is going on outside of us, there’s always something we could be grateful for. ~Barry Neil Kaufman Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy. ~Rabbi Abraham Heschel Grateful living is a celebration of the universe give-and-take of life, a limitless yes to belonging. ~David Steindl-Rast Gratitude for the present moment and the fullness of life now is true prosperity. ~Eckhart Tolle Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song. ~Konrad von Gesner