Through life, I want to walk gently. I want to treat all of life – the earth and its people – with reverence. I want to remove my shoes in the presence of holy ground....

You probably have the ability to get what you want. And you likely have everything you need to be completely satisfied. But do you also have the ability to want what you’ve got? That just...

The more we express thanks, the more gratitude we feel. The more gratitude we feel, the more we express thanks. It’s circular, and it leads to a happier life.

Here is little habit that can make a big difference. Send sunbeams. Intentionally send a word of encouragement or appreciation every day to one person.

I am thankful to God for the grace of being alive.

Life isn’t a promise; it’s a present

The greatest joy is knowing the Lord.

Appreciate what you have today, for tomorrow, it could be gone forever.

You say freak, I say unique.

Forget yesterday – it has already forgotten you. Don’t sweat tomorrow – you haven’t even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift – today.

The surest way to suppress our ability to understand the meaning of God and the importance of worship is to take things for granted…Indifference to the sublime wonder of living is the root of sin.

A man ranks lowest on the credibility index; if he refrains to appreciate the creative instinct of his acquaintances jealously, but likes the similar nature works of others especially famous persons.

Often we are the prisoner of praise and appreciation.

Give thanks to the earth for the hospitality and generosityShow gratitude for life, light and every little beauty.

The wind held the door open for me, and I appreciated it. Who knew the breeze was such a southern gentleman?

As much as Jefferson loved France residence abroad gave him greater appreciation for his own nation. He was a tireless advocate for things American while abroad, and a promoter of things European while at home....

I am thankful to the Lord His daily provisions.

I am thankful for the Lord’s daily provisions.

Moreover, I don’t see diminished housing-price appreciation as a major problem for consumer spending, since again, the primary determinant of spending is income, and we see solid and improving prospects for real incomes for the...

Being human makes us one. Be uniquely ourselves makes us individual.” – Nancy S. Mure, Author of Unidentical Twins

True love is a developed and intense appreciation for someone. It’s that perfect awareness that you are finally whole when she’s with you, and that hollow incompleteness you suffer when she’s gone.

We now have a better appreciation of the linkages in such terror attacks and a better assessment of how to articulate it in public.

We’re all alive. We’re all healthy. These are the good times.

Joy lurks in every mundane thing, just waiting to be found. Love is impervious to reason. And words are wonderful.

There is nothing more powerful than truth. It is undeniable and should always be appreciated. The truth gives you unlimited freedom to be who you are and express how you feel. The truth offers you...

You are evidence of your mother’s strength, especially if you are a rebellious knucklehead and regardless she has always maintained her sanity.

True wisdom is being able to say ‘it is what it is’ with a smile of celebratory wonder on your face.

The difference between appreciation and flattery? That is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other selfish. One...

Life is so much better when we dwell on awe-inspired thoughts.

We will always cherish the people who extended great love to us.

Amusement, even ironic amusement, is the beginning of sincere appreciation, as any lapsed hipster knows.

People always complain that they can’t do this and they can’t do that.” “If we look at our lives and concentrate on things that we don’t have or wish to have, that doesn’t change the...

You can believe what you’ve been told. You can imagine in vivid detail the things explained to you. You may even feel emotions assumed to accompany the related experience. But you absolutely cannot know something...

The world doesn’t owe you anything. You have to work for everything you get and you have to appreciate every bit of success the world gives you.

Be happy with who you are and what you do, and you can do anything you want.

Not having money to spend doesn’t mean we can’t have well-spent moments every day. (42)

All appreciations and praises are worthless unless the one you love appreciates

The city (of Vienna) had an unerring tradition of celebrating some of it’s greatest composers after it had around them to die in poverty.

He wasn’t my boyfriend, but he was something. Someone who made a positive impact on my life regardless of the negative. He changed my perspective for the better and made me who I am in...

…no matter how avid they themselves may be for praise and appreciation, people are often niggardly in giving it to others, however merited it is.

I had everything I could possibly want — yet I was failing to appreciate it. Bogged down in petty complaints and passing crises, weary of struggling with my own nature, I too often failed to...

When you express thankfulness, even the almost empty tank of petrol will go the extra mile; it changes challenges into opportunities, mistakes into experiences, disappointments into celebrations, doubt into faith.

When I wake up each morning, I praise the Lord for the gift of being alive.

The best way to be appreciative for your life is to live it; don’t die for any other reason but love. Dreams are what guide us, art is what defines us, math is makes it...

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough

Being in the habit of saying “Thank you,” of making sure that people receive attention so they know you value them, of not presuming that people will always be there–this is a good habit, regardless…make...

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.

Whether they come from Brooks Brothers or a thrift store, the sweaters we wear have a magnificent ancestry. Their history spans the worlds of Irish fishermen, French knights, World War I soldiers, busty Hollywood ‘sweater...

The most influential people you will ever meet were once held together by the encouragement of others.

We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.