Category: Gratitude

Gratitude and Heavenly Blessings

The unthankful heart...discovers not mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!

— Henry Ward Beecher —

The unthankful heart…discovers not mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!

Gratitude and Heart

O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.

— William Shakespeare —

O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness…

Gratitude and Thanks

No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.

— James Allen —

No duty is more urgent than giving thanks…

Alive and Treasures

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

— Thornton Wilder —

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures…

Gratitude and Simple is Big

Enjoy the little things for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

— Robert Brault —

Enjoy the little things for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things…

Blessed

The moment you start feeling like life is a blessing, it starts feeling like one.

— Unknown —

As was yesterday, this writing is from two years ago, and I was compelled to share it again. BTW…most of my writings are reminders to myself. 🙂 A couple of days ago, I was fighting off pre-race fears. I didn’t sleep well. I was rationalizing all the various reasons I shouldn’t race. 65-degree lake temperature…

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Gratitude is the Parent

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

— Cicero —

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” ~Cicero

Best. Job. Ever.

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.

— Jim Valvano —

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.

Grateful-Just Be

You cannot be grateful and bitter. You cannot be grateful and unhappy. You cannot be grateful and without hope. You cannot be grateful and unloving. So just be grateful.

— Unknown —

You cannot be grateful and bitter. You cannot be grateful and unhappy. You cannot be grateful and without hope. You cannot be grateful and unloving. So just be grateful…

Measuring Thanksgiving

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

— W.T. Purkiser —

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving…