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Attitude of Gratitude Quotes

    “I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on all the good things still in my life. On the people who are coming to see me. On the stories I’m going to hear. On you—if it’s Tuesday. Because we’re Tuesday people.”

    Morrie Schwartz, via Tuesdays With Morrie (Page 57)

      “What keeps our faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary things: through cooking and small talk, through storytelling, making love, fishing, tending animals and sweet corn and flowers, through sports, music, and books, raising kids—all the places where the gravy soaks in and grace shines through. Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people. Lacking any other purpose in life, it would be good enough to live for their sake.”

      Garrison Keillor, via Sunbeams (Page 107)

      Henry David Thoreau Quote on Keeping Your Spirit Up By Dealing With Brute Nature

        “Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snow in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.”

        Henry David Thoreau, Sunbeams (Page 8)

        Beyond the Quote (Day 377)

        For when you are warm, satiated, and fresh again—you can truly be thankful. Hard to be truly thankful for warmth until you’ve felt cold. Hard to appreciate the satisfaction of a full stomach if your stomach never empties. Hard to understand the blessing of feeling fresh when sleeping in and lack of responsibility are your everyday norms. If you would like to keep your spirits up, it helps to remind your spirit of what’s below.

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        Leonard Nimoy Quote on Sharing and the Miracle of Thanks∙Giving

          Leonard Nimoy Quote on Sharing and the Miracle of Thanks∙Giving

          “The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have.”

          Leonard Nimoy

          Beyond the Quote (328/365)

          Happy Thanks∙Giving. One of my favorite holidays where we give∙thanks. When you look closely at the name you’ll notice an important observation about thanks—it must be given. And from what I’ve learned about gratitude, I’d even go so far as to say that thanks is only real when it’s given. Thanks is not something that can be taken, nor is it something that can be arbitrarily absorbed. It isn’t something that manifests itself when we go through the motions of a feast or a gathering. And it isn’t something you just walk into. Thanks is something that must come through you.

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          John Leland Quote on Happiness and How Gratitude is the Key That Unlocks the Door

            “Some people are grateful seemingly as their default state, even when no one’s looking.  Their lives aren’t necessarily better than other people’s, but they find more reasons to give thanks for their small rewards.  Fred Jones was one of those people.  Giving thanks made him happy, which made him grateful, which made him happy.”

            John Leland, Happiness is a Choice You Make (Page 119)

            Beyond the Quote (221/365)

            Maybe you know one of those people too? A person who seems to be grateful by default and is seemingly more happy as a result. Or maybe it’s that they’re more happy by default so they express more gratitude? Does it matter which one it is? Does one cause the other or are they both inextricably linked? …I believe that it does matter and understanding this catch-22 will help you understand how to be more like the Fred Jones’ of the world. Let’s take a closer look.

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              “Gratitude will unlock all other virtues and is something you can get better at.”

              Kevin Kelly, Blog