#gratitude

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

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#parenting

Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses. ↗

— Alphonse Karr

#gratitude #perspective #positive-thinking #rose

The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. ↗

— Thornton Wilder

#gratitude #grief

Our holiday food splurge was a small crate of tangerines, which we found ridiculously thrilling after an eight-month abstinence from citrus.... Lily hugged each one to her chest before undressing it as gently as a doll. Watching her do that as she sat cross-legged on the floor one morning in pink pajamas, with bliss lighting her cheeks, I thought: Lucky is the world, to receive this grateful child. Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing. ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

#gratitude #food

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. ↗

— Brian Tracy

#achieving #better #bigger #current #current situation

When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

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Gratitude is not only the memory but the homage of the heart rendered to God for his goodness. ↗

— Nathaniel Parker Willis

#goodness #gratitude #heart #his #homage

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — ↗

— William Arthur Ward

#change

Remember, whatever you focus upon, increases. . . . When you focus on the things you need, you'll find those needs increasing. If you concentrate your thoughts on what you don't have, you will soon be concentrating on other things that you had forgotten you don't have--and feel worse! If you set your mind on loss, you are more likely to lose. But a grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person's life. ↗

— Andy Andrews

#perspective #life

Life doesn’t owe us anything. We only owe ourselves, to make the most of the life we are living, of the time we have left, and to live in gratitude. ↗

— Bronnie Ware

#life