Category: Gratitude

Gratitude and Being Alive

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 Things

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…

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

Blessed

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

— Unknown —

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 on a sub-50-degree morning. 15-20MPH winds on the bike A very hilly run. A tight right piriformis muscle. A small knot in my left hamstring. I’m a…

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Tears of Gratitude

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension for life opens up.

— Eckhart Tolle —

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension for life opens up…

Grit Grace Gratitude and God

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.

— John Wayne —

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done…

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…

The Fairest Blossom

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

— Henry Ward Beecher —

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul…

Gratitude and Perspective

There is a flow to life and the flow is much easier to capture, ride, and enjoy when we look at things from a grateful perspective.

— JMeyer —

There is a flow to life and the flow is much easier to capture, ride, and enjoy when we look at things from a grateful perspective.

Gratitude and Perpetual Thanksgiving

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual... Oh how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.

— Henry David Thoreau —

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual… Oh how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment…