“I consider myself one of the most fortunate of men, to have lived at a time when some of the old Haidas and their peers among the Northwest Coast peoples were still alive, and to have had the privilege of knowing them.” MenStillsKnowingAliveGratitudePrivilegeFortunatePeersCoast Author:Bill Reid
“Anyone who lives like a modern aristocracy, the last thing they exhibit is a sense of gratitude. Me, Im very fortunate.” LastsModernGratitudeFortunateExhibitsAristocracy Author:James Ransone
“Continuous practice, day after day, is the most appropriate way of expressing gratitude. This means that you practice continuously, without wasting a single day of your life, without using it for your own sake. Why is it so? Your life is a fortunate outcome of the continuous practice of the past. You should express your gratitude immediately.” WayShouldMeanPastLife IsPracticeGratitudeSakeFortunateOutcomesAppropriateExpressing Gratitude Author:Dogen
“Everyday, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.” ThinkingHumansInspirationTodayAliveGratitudeWasteWake UpEverydayFortunateHuman LifeI Am AliveValue Of Human LifeFortunate Life Author:Dalai Lama
“I move through my day-to-day life with a sense of appreciation and gratitude that comes from knowing how fortunate I truly am and how unearned all that I am thankful for really is. To have this perspective in my everyday consciousness is in itself a gift, for it leads to feeling "graced," or blessed, each time. . . . Every time I see beauty around me I appreciate what I am seeing, and simultaneously I have this sense of appreciation-for being alive to have this particular moment.” MomentsFeelingsMovingConsciousnessKnowingAliveSeeingParticularPerspectiveGratitudeAppreciateBlessedEverydayAppreciationFortunateDay To DayGratitude And AppreciationDay LifeI Am ThankfulDay To Day Life Author:Jean Shinoda Bolen
“Thoughts turn to other's just a little more this time of year. Days grow shorter and memories grow longer. Families and friends gather in celebration or hope. Giving is a reflection of our love and caring for each other and those less fortunate. May your thoughts turn to gratitude this holiday season and carry on throughout the next year.” GivingYearsMayLittlesTurnsNextGrowsMemoriesGratitudeReflectionSeasonsCaringFortunateHolidayCelebrationFamily And FriendsOur LoveNext YearHoliday SeasonLess FortunateThose Less Fortunate Author:James A. Murphy III
“If you think your lot in life has been hard read “Up From Slavery” by Booker T. Washington, and you may see how fortunate you have been.” IfsThinkingMayHas BeensHardGratitudeSlaveryFortunate Author:Napoleon Hill
“Just as We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness. So too we never taste sadness completely, as things could always be worse in some way and for this we can be grateful.” WaySadnessGratitudeTastePerfectionGratefulFortunateBe Grateful Author:Pierre Corneille