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Gratefulness is not just saying "thank you." It's acting. It is being yourself. A mother is grateful, shows gratefulness by mothering, a scientist by doing science.


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

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.

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



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.

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.



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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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





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I love you like the plant that does not bloomand carries in itself, hidden, the light of those flowers,

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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.

One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.



I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting

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Every time I feel mad or something, I run somewhere. It gets my frustrations away. I run and run and run.

Every time I feel mad or something, I run somewhere. It gets my frustrations away. I run and run and run.



I won't lie to you and make you believe what's evil, is making love, and making friends, and meeting God your own way... the RIGHT way.

I won't lie to you and make you believe what's evil, is making love, and making friends, and meeting God your own way... the RIGHT way.



Collective solutions to individual problems is very seductive. It's how Obama gets elected, by the way.

Collective solutions to individual problems is very seductive. It's how Obama gets elected, by the way.



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