A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.

The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.

Eyes see only light, ears hear only sound, but a listening heart perceives meaning.

Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefullness, and gratefullness is a measure of our aliveness.

We are never more than one grateful thought away from peace of heart.

Gratefulness is the inner gesture of giving meaning to our life by receiving life as gift.

Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise then you will discover the fullness of your life.

If you learn to respond as if it’s the first day in your life and the very last day, then you will have spent this day very well.

Any place is sacred ground, for it can become a place of encounter with the divine Presence.

Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.

Gratefulness has the courage to trust and so overcomes fear.

To Donald Trump, making America great means making the people great. To the political cast, conversely, making America great means making government great.

But when nothing in your life happens in a positive frame, it is difficult to think positively and hope for the best.

Only when we pay attention and notice small moments, do we make the connections that lead to a change in our perspective.

If you want to have peace of mind, you need to listen to your heart or your inner nature. If you want to have peace of mind, you need to listen to your heart or your inner nature.

Moods should be heard but never danced to.

Never despise meager beginnings.

Thinking is the desire to gain reality by means of ideas.

There's no rap against comics that isn't true. They were sexist, they were racist, you name it - and they kind of gloried in that.

The holy land was supposed to be spotless, a serious equivalent of Disneyland in which not a single candy wrapper is to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes.

We don't do that kind of thing. We don't create registries based on religion.