“As an exercise in appreciation, try for one hour to feel grateful for every single thing you find yourself doing. When you read, be grateful you can see and read. When you walk, be grateful for the use of your feet. When you talk, be grateful for the ability to communicate with others. For a full hour do not take even the smallest action for granted. Be aware of every detail of what you can do. Anyone who does this daily for even a short time will have a much greater appreciation for everything he does.” FeelsTryingDoeUseActionCan DoHoursAbilityWalksGreaterFeetExerciseGratitudeGratefulDetailsCommunicateAppreciationGrantedFinding YourselfSmallestBe GratefulShort TimeOne HourAbility To Communicate Author:Zelig Pliskin
“I know how lucky I am. I never take it for granted. In this country [USA], anything can happen - anybody can be what they want to be. All I ever wanted was to be a good husband and father, a good chef, and to have my own restaurant. And the celebrity was never expected. Wouldn't have even dared dream of it. And here I am. So anyone's dreams can come true. And I'm very, very grateful for everything that's come my way. I thank everyone who enjoys what I do.” KnowsWayWantCountryDreamHappensWantedFatherEnjoyMy OwnKnow HowLuckyHusbandGratefulExpectedGrantedMy WayUsaRestaurantsChefHere I AmAnything Can HappenGood HusbandDreams Can Come TrueHusband And Father Author:Guy Fieri
“I am inexpressibly grateful that the Lord of my life has granted to me in such abundance these opportunities to take part in the life of his ecclesia and to bear witness to the Living Christ in so many places and in so many ways.” WayOpportunityChristLordBearsGratefulWitnessGrantedAbundance Author:Emil Brunner
“I, quite frankly, am grateful for every day. I don't take anything for granted.” GratefulGrantedDon't Take Anything For Granted Author:Robin Quivers
“I get to wake up and do what I love every day and I don't take that for granted. I feel grateful for it every day.” FeelsWake UpGratefulGranted Author:Laura Prepon
“All I ever wanted really, and continue to want out of life, is to give 100 percent to whatever I'm doing and to be committed to whatever I'm doing and then let the results speak for themselves. Also to never take myself or people for granted and always be thankful and grateful to the people who helped me.” PeopleWantGivingWantedLife IsSpeakResultsPercentGratefulCommittedGrantedBeing ThankfulThankful For YouGrateful For YouGive 100 PercentThankful For LifeAlways Be Thankful Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“I never really felt aware of my gender, being a woman, and whether that was in my favor or not. Because there's nothing I can do about that. I'm also really grateful to my parents for having brought me up to feel that equality is just something you take for granted. I hope that our generation will really change that. I think there's a long way to go.” ThinkingLongParentGratefulGenderGranted Author:Thea Sharrock
“Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.” PeopleLooksGratitudeOppositesGratefulGrantedGratefulness Author:David Steindl-Rast
“To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us - and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him. Gratitude therefore takes nothing for granted, is never unresponsive, is constantly awakening to new wonder and to praise of the goodness of God. For the grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is what makes all the difference.” KnowsPersonsMomentsFaithGivenDifferencesExistenceWonderGraceGratitudeGoodnessDrawsPraiseBreathsGratefulAwakeningGrantedGod LoveImmenseBe GratefulHis LoveLove And GratitudeGoodness Of GodLove GratitudeHearsayTake Nothing For GrantedUnresponsive Author:Thomas Merton
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” GratitudeGratefulCriticalGrantedLive LifeThoughtfulThankfulnessExpress YourselfTaken For GrantedExpressing GratitudeThank You GratitudeGreat GratitudeLove And GratitudeInspirational GratitudeTaking Things For GrantedGratitude For HelpWords Of GratitudeLove GratitudeGratitude For LifeLiving Life WellThings To Be ThankfulJoy And GratitudeCritical SpiritDaily GratitudeShowing GratitudeDeep GratitudeThings We Take For GrantedLife For GrantedTaking Life For Granted Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“The things that most deserve our gratitude we just take for granted. Without air we cannot live for more than a minute or two. Everyday we are breathing in and breathing out, but do we ever feel grateful to the air? If we do not drink water, we cannot survive. Even our body is composed to a large extent of water.But do we give any value to water? Every morning when we open our eyes, we see the sun blessingfully offering us light and life-energy, which we badly need. But are we grateful to the sun?” IfsNeedsGivingFeelsTwoBodyLightEyeValuesEnergyWaterMorningSunAirMinutesGratitudeDrinkDeserveGratefulEverydayGrantedBreathingOfferingEvery MorningDrink Water Author:Sri Chinmoy
“Today the thing I find myself thinking about the most is our landscape...I think it's something a lot of us take for granted; for many of us Australia is just there but how many of us have really seen it, have seen Kakadu or Kings Canyon? I know I hope to at some stage, to see Uluru at sunset and the ancient art in the Abrakurrie caves. I think it's our landscape which defines our identity and it's what I'm most grateful for.” ThinkingKnowsArtTodayEnvironmentStageIdentityKingsGratefulAncientGrantedLandscapeSunsetAustraliaCavesCanyonsAncient Art Author:Mick Dodson
“The enlightened give thanks for what most people take for granted.... As you begin to be grateful for what most people take for granted, the vibration of gratitude makes you more receptive to good in your life.” PeopleInspirationalGivingInspirationPrayerGratitudeGratefulThanksGrantedLaw Of AttractionEnlightenedBe GratefulVibrationsReceptive Author:Michael Beckwith
“It's so easy in life for us to receive blessings, many of them almost uncounted, and have things happen in our lives that can help change our lives, improve our lives, and bring the Spirit into our lives. But we sometimes take them for granted. How grateful we should be for the blessings that the gospel of Jesus Christ brings into our hearts and souls. I would remind all of you that if we're ever going to show gratitude properly to our Heavenly Father, we should do it with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength-because it was He who gave us life and breath” IfsShouldMindHeartSoulSometimesHelpingShowsMightHappensSpiritFatherJesusEasyChristOur LivesGratitudeBlessingJesus ChristBreathsGratefulThings HappenGrantedHeavenlyHeart And SoulHeavenly FatherShowing Gratitude Author:David B. Haight
“Around every corner is another gift waiting to surprise us, and it will surprise us if we can achieve control over our natural tendencies to make comparisons [to things that are better rather than things that are worse], to take things for granted [rather than imagining how much worse things would be if they weren't there and so feeling grateful], and to feel entitled!” IfsFeelsFeelingsWould BeWaitingNaturalAchieveGratefulSurpriseCornersTendenciesGrantedComparisonAnticipationEntitledTaking Things For GrantedFeeling Grateful Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“[Be grateful for the simple things in life. Don't take them for granted. After all...] What would a blind man give to see the pleasant rivers and meadows and flowers and fountains; and this and many other like blessings we enjoy daily.” MenGivingEnjoySimpleFlowerGratitudeBlessingRiversBlindGratefulGrantedPleasantThings In LifeBe GratefulFountainSimple ThingsMeadowsBlind ManSimple Things In Life Author:Izaak Walton
“Jeronimo, my grandfather, swine-herder and story-teller, feeling death about to arrive and take him, went and said goodbye to the trees in the yard, one by one, embracing them and crying because he knew he wouldn't see them again. To truly appreciate life we must remember that nothing lasts for ever and take nothing we enjoy for granted. In so doing we stay grateful and happy for all our good fortune.” SaidStoriesFeelingsLastsRememberEnjoyTreeCryGratitudeAppreciateGratefulFortuneGrantedGoodbyeGrandfatherYardsGood FortuneMy GrandfatherAppreciate LifeSwine Author:Jose Saramago
“Man has an almost infinite capacity for taking things and people for granted and thereby missing out on the pleasure of being grateful that things aren't worse and of praising and thereby lifting the spirits of others.” PeopleMenSpiritPleasureMissingGratitudeCapacityPraiseInfiniteGratefulGrantedBe GratefulLiftingMissing Out Author:Aldous Huxley
“When we are fully mindful of the transience of things - an impending return home from an overseas adventure, a graduation, our child boarding the school bus for the first day of kindergarten, a close colleague changing jobs, a move to a new city - we are more likely to appreciate [be grateful for] and savor the remaining time that we do have. Although bittersweet experiences also make us sad, it is this sadness that prompts us, instead of taking it for granted, to come to appreciate the positive aspects of our vacation, colleague, or hometown; it's 'now or never.'” FirstsChildrenHomeSchoolJobsMovingCitiesSadnessAdventureReturnGratitudeAspectAppreciateOur ChildrenGratefulGrantedBusVacationBe GratefulColleaguesHometownBittersweetPromptsKindergartenTransienceNow Or NeverSchool BusChanging Jobs Author:Sonja Lyubomirsky