At each level of gratitude our soul's capacity deepens, starting with contentment to meaningfulness, and finally, to pure joy. M. J. Ryan More Quotes by M. J. Ryan More Quotes From M. J. Ryan In every single moment, we have the choice to be happy or not. No matter what is going on, we can choose to focus on what is right, what is good and whole in ourselves and our lives, and what options we have in any given situation. In other words, we can choose to be happy no matter what. M. J. Ryan single-mom focus choices Gratitude helps us love well by keeping us focused on the beauty in our relationship and the person we love. M. J. Ryan our-relationship gratitude helping Like so many other positive acts, it turns out that hugging boosts our immune system. Plus it just plain feels good! So hug someone today, perhaps a person who seems particularly in need. M. J. Ryan hug feel-good needs Gratitude is like a flashlight. It lights up what is already there. You don't necessarily have anything more or different, but suddenly you can actually see what it is. And because you can see, you no longer take it for granted. M. J. Ryan gratitude different light ... the major rule in the American belief system - that anyone can do anything ... is a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters mediocrity. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence. M. J. Ryan excellence knowing lying Spiritual leaders teach that waking up is a process, that it doesn't just happen once and for all, but must occur again and again when we realize we have forgotten the miracle of being alive, and in recognizing our forgetfulness, we wake to the miracle once again. In the moments we are awake to the wonder of simply being alive, gratitude flows, no matter our circumstances. M. J. Ryan gratitude leader spiritual Here's a practice for dealing with envy...each time you find yourself envious of someone...ask yourself, "What is there that I am noticing in the other person that I want to find in myself?"...If it's money, is it the freedom? The cance to play that money buys? A sense of security? Whatever it is-more play, a sense of security, free time-you can work on getting more of it in your life, no matter what the circumstances. M. J. Ryan gratitude practice play Gratitude helps us to return to our natural state of joyfulness, where we notice what's right instead of what's wrong. It makes us feel complete, that we have everything we need, at least in this moment. M. J. Ryan gratitude appreciation needs Take a deep breath and think of the three things you are grateful for, right in this moment. M. J. Ryan gratitude grateful thinking Gratitude is the realization that we have everything we need, at least in this moment. M. J. Ryan gratitude realization needs Patience is no small, fell-good personal quality. It is at the heart of diplomacy and civility, lawfulness and civil order. Without it, people can't work together and society can't function at all. With it, we create the possibility of peace between people and between nations. M. J. Ryan heart patience order People teach what they most need to learn. M. J. Ryan teaching people needs Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy. M. J. Ryan gratitude feelings joy As any gardener will tell you, the cycles of nature require patience...Even a fast-growing vegetable like a radish requires time. M. J. Ryan growing vegetables patience The choice is ours, in every moment. M. J. Ryan moments choices Gratitude is the antidote to bitterness and resentment. M. J. Ryan bitterness resentment gratitude We hold on so tightly that our hands are unavailable to reach out for the happiness we could gain by letting go. M. J. Ryan gains letting-go hands I learned that you don't have to be saddled for life with the mental attitudes you adopted in early childhood. All of us are free to change our minds, and as we change our minds, our experiences will also change. M. J. Ryan childhood mind attitude In the moments we are awake to the wonder of simply being alive, gratitude flows, no matter our circumstances. M. J. Ryan gratitude thanksgiving alive Gratitude makes us feel bursting with delight, just to remember the gifts we have received. Thus we are doubly blessed when we receive something: for the gift itself and later, in recall, for the miracle of having been given it. M. J. Ryan gratitude miracle blessed
