Quotes by Gratitude So every single day, I found something to be grateful for and that's a powerful lesson. Alice Barrett gratitude grateful powerful When one is altering the face of the universe one cannot remember small helpful acts. Alice Foote MacDougall helpful gratitude faces Wherever I have knocked, a door has opened. Wherever I have wandered, a path has appeared. Alice Walker gratitude path doors Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise. Alice Walker gratitude attitude life I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back. Alice Walker gratitude thank-you appreciation My mother was raised very, very strict Catholic in the Midwest. There was so much fear and intimidation [in the faith]. So, growing up, I was always looking for my connection. I've found myself praying before meals, before bed; there's always been this gratitude for things that are bigger than me. Alicia Keys gratitude growing-up mother Like when I'm in the bathroom looking at my toilet paper, I'm like 'Wow! That's toilet paper?' I don't know if we appreciate how much we have. Alicia Silverstone gratitude appreciate paper America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed. Allen Boyd gratitude fighting blessed Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it. Allen Klein teach gratitude demise Asking for help with shame says: Amanda Palmer asking-for-help gratitude over-you Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. Ambrose Bierce gratitude thanksgiving religious gratitude, n. A sentiment lying midway between a benefit received and a benefit expected. Ambrose Bierce gratitude benefits lying In all troublous events we may find comfort, though it be only in the negative admission that things might have been worse. Amelia Barr gratitude events comfort Perhaps when the light of heaven shows us clearly the pitfalls and dangers of the earth road that led to the heavenly city, our sweetest songs of gratitude will be not for the troubles we have conquered, but for those we have escaped. Amelia Barr gratitude light song Nothing is born of nothing, least of all knowledge, modernity, or enlightened thought; progress is made in tiny surges, in successive laps, like an endless relay race. But there are links without which nothing would be passed on, and for that reason, they deserve the gratitude of all who benefited from them. Amin Maalouf gratitude progress race Gratitude is a choice. Happiness is an attitude. Amy Chan gratitude choices attitude Get in the habit of writing down three things you're grateful for every day. Studies show that in a two-minute span of time, done over 21 days in a row, you can actually rewire your brain. Your brain starts to retain a pattern of scanning the world for the positive versus the negative. Seeing things in a frame of positivity and gratitude is a muscle. You can strengthen this muscle through practice. Amy Chan gratitude grateful writing A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college. Amy Chua gratitude kids children When we learn to give thanks, we are learning to concentrate not on the bad things, but on the good things in our lives. Amy Vanderbilt thanks gratitude giving Making the ungrateful grateful will bring tears to your eyes, tears of blood bleeding from the heart. Ana Monnar gratitude grateful heart «1234567891011»
