Tag: Gratitude

Appreciate Life

“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.”

– Ralph Marston

          Always remember to be appreciative of the good in your life and of the people who surround and support you. Be appreciative of each day you wake and take in the breath of life. Show gratitude and give thanks without expecting anything in return. For life is about what you give, not what you get.

Precious Gift

“Regardless of Sunshine or Rain, Be Thankful for another GREAT day…and treat Life as the ULTIMATE Gift…. Because IT IS :)”

― Pablo

         Every day you wake is a blessing…it is a precious gift that should be cherished and not wasted. No matter what the day may bring – rain or shine – you should be thankful for the chance to live one more moment. For some would give anything to see the storm clouds raging if it meant one more day on this Earth.

Today is a New Day

“Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time. Each day is a new opportunity to live your life to the fullest. In each waking day, you will find scores of blessings and opportunities for positive change. Do not let your TODAY be stolen by the unchangeable past or the indefinite future! Today is a new day!”

― Steve Maraboli

         Live in the present. For the past is done and the future has yet to happen. So, focus your energy on living each day to the fullest. Greet each day with an open mind and open heart ready to experience every blessing. Use each day to be a better version of yourself. Never forget, today is a new day.

Define Your Happiness

“The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be.”

― Leo Babauta

        Life may be tough at times and downright miserable. But it is during these dark moments in our lives that we must learn to dance in the rain instead of waiting for the storm to pass. Find joy in every moment you are blessed to have on this Earth.

The Beauty of Life

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

― Ashley Smith

         People spend their entire life searching for a miracle never realizing that life itself is THE miracle. Don’t take life for granted, for it can be here one moment and gone the next. Take time to appreciate the beauty surrounding you and don’t wait until tomorrow to tell someone “I love you,” for tomorrow may never come.

Simply Be

“We’re so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it is all about.”

― Joseph Campbell

         It’s only natural to get swept up in the daily grind of life. But, it is important to take a moment each day to stop, take a deep breath and be grateful for the gift of life. Simply appreciate being alive, for some are fighting for that same precious gift.

Count Your Bless

“Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.”

― Og Mandino

         Sometimes it is so hard to see the good around you when it seems like your world is falling apart and nothing is going right. But, it is at these moments when you are feeling overwhelmed and frustrated that you need to stop, take a deep breath and count your blessings. Remind yourself of what is still good in your life. And the rest will work itself out.

See the Beauty

“I want to see beauty. In the ugly, in the sink, in the suffering, in the daily, in all the days before I die, the moments before I sleep.”

― Ann Voskamp

      It is an undeniable fact that life is harsh and unforgiving at times. And, it is so very easy to become jaded and hardened. But you owe it to yourself not to let life defeat you. No matter the pain and suffering you have witnessed and endured, do not allow the bad in this world to overshadow the beauty that surrounds us everyday in every moment. Never forget that waking up each morning and inhaling the breath of life is a miracle in and of itself.

This Life

“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.”

― Susan Polis Schutz

        This life is what you choose to make of it. You can choose to fully embrace all that life has to offer – both good and bad – and learn what it means to live life to the fullest. Or, you can choose to go through life with a chip on your shoulder because you feel you’ve been dealt a bad hand. Ultimately, you decide the quality and value of your life.

Life is a Precious Gift

“You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.”

― Elizabeth Gilbert

         No matter how bad you think you have it, you still have life. Never forget that it is a privilege to live and no matter how hard things may seem, there is always something beautiful within life. For some are fighting for their life, their right to exist, which so many of us take for granted. So, make it a habit to reflect each day on what you are grateful for as a daily reminder of how precious life truly is.