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

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.

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.

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

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.

Within us is Energy which when channelized, spirals into Inspiration.

Overcoming obstacles requires commitment and strength. Despite all odds, face each journey with courage, each struggle with accomplishment, and each challenge with victory.

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.

If a door slams shut it means that God is pointing to an open door further on down.

It's so nice to share a day as beautiful as this one with hundreds of thousands of reckless drivers.

I think I have a great temperament.

The work of internal government has become the task of controlling the thousands of fifth-rate men.

I love Madonna. She is the only woman I have asked to marry me. She refused, of course.

There is my love... of the young artists of my country who can carry on the dreams and ideals into the future.

The only way a kid is going to practise is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.