“I think that all things which evoke discipline: study, and our duties to men and to the commonwealth, war, and personal hardship, and even the need for subsistence, ought to be greeted by us with profound gratitude, for only through them can we attain to the least detachment; and only so can we know peace.” ThinkingKnowsMenNeedsWarStudyDutyOughtDisciplineGratitudeAll ThingsProfoundHardshipDetachmentEvokeCommonwealthSubsistence Author:J. Robert Oppenheimer
“Among the many acts of gratitude we owe to God, it may be accounted one to study and contemplate the perfections and beauties of His work of creation. Every new discovery must necessarily raise in us a fresh sense of the greatness, wisdom, and power of God.” MayStudyCreationGreatnessGratitudeDiscoveryPerfectionRaisesContemplatingPower Of GodNew Discoveries Author:Jonathan Edwards
“The delightful study of the Psalms has yielded me boundless profit and ever-growing pleasure; common gratitude constrains me to communicate to others a portion of the benefit, with the prayer that it may induce them to search further for themselves.” MayPrayerPleasureCommonStudyGrowingGratitudeBenefitsProfitCommunicatePortionsDelightfulBoundlessPsalmsConstrain Book:The Treasury of David: Spurgeon's Classic Work on the Psalms Source: The Treasury of David: Spurgeon's Classic Work on the Psalms
“Studies have shown touch to be the primary language of compassion, love and gratitude - emotions at the heart of trust and cooperation - even more than facial expressions and voice. Touch is the central medium in which the goodness of one individual can spread to another. Touch is the original contact high.” HeartIndividualLanguageVoiceEmotionCompassionStudyExpressionGratitudeGoodnessOriginalsSpreadContactMediumsPrimariesCooperationFacialLove And GratitudeFacial Expression Author:Dacher Keltner
“Get in the habit of writing down three things you're grateful for every day. Studies show that in a two-minute span of time, done over 21 days in a row, you can actually rewire your brain. Your brain starts to retain a pattern of scanning the world for the positive versus the negative. Seeing things in a frame of positivity and gratitude is a muscle. You can strengthen this muscle through practice.” WorldWritingDoneBrainStudyHabitGratitudeNegativeGratefulPositivity Author:Amy Chan
“Gratitude is a mindful awareness of the benefits of life. It's the greatest of virtues. Studies have linked the emotion with a variety of positive effects. Grateful people tend to be more empathetic and forgiving of others. People who keep a gratitude journal are more likely to have a positive outlook on life. Grateful individuals demonstrate less envy, materialism, and self-centeredness. Gratitude improves self-esteem and enhances relationships, quality of sleep, and longevity.” PeopleIndividualSleepEmotionQualityVirtueStudyAwarenessGratitudeGratefulForgivingEnvyVarietyMaterialismLongevityEmpathetic Author:Max Lucado
“The young women of today, free to study, to speak, to write, to choose their occupation, should remember that every inch of this freedom was bought for them at a great price. It is for them to show their gratitude by helping onward the reforms of their own times, by spreading the light of freedom and of truth still wider. The debt that each generation owes to the past it must pay to the future.” ShouldWritingStillsHelpingShowsLightTodayPastRememberYoungSpeakWomenPayStudyGenerationsGratitudeDebtReformOccupationInchesWomens RightsYoung Women Author:Abigail Scott Duniway
“Count your blessings for selfish reasons! Psychological studies show that people who are aware of their blessings and feel grateful for them live longer than non-grateful people, have fewer medical problems such as hypertension, earn more and achieve longer marriages.” PeopleFeelsReasonShowsProblemStudyAchieveGratitudeBlessingGratefulMedicalSelfishPsychologicalFewerCount Your BlessingsMedical ProblemsSelfish ReasonsHypertension Author:Gregg Easterbrook