gifts & gratitude
if you can’t find joy in a cup of coffee, you won’t find it in a yacht. gratitude treats all things the same.
Senecatwitter.comthe gift of desperation compels us to move forward. Without fire in our lives, we sometimes don’t have the internal combustion necessary to change and take risks. We get too comfortable being comfortable—even
Phil Jackson • The Mindful Athlete
It seems rarely to occur to us, or rather we are encouraged to forget that much of the joy and satisfaction we might find in this world may stem from our purposeful involvement in the sorts of tasks we are told to see as mundane, trivial, and inconvenient.
theconvivialsociety.substack.com • Living in Expectation of the Unexpected Gift
gratitude begets generosity, which begets gratitude, which begets generosity. Gratitude creates a sense of fullness.
M. J. Ryan • Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life
From George Mack newsletter
Gratitude is so much more than a polite thank you. It is the thread that connects us in a deep relationship, simultaneously physical and spiritual, as our bodies are fed and spirits nourished by the sense of belonging, which is the most vital of foods. Gratitude creates a sense of abundance, the knowing that you have what you need. In that climate
... See moreRobin Wall Kimmerer • The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance – Robin Wall Kimmerer
Gratitude is what allows you to feel that same sense of wonderment about your day-to-day life as you would if you were walking the streets of a faraway city.
Lawrence Yeo • Travel Is No Cure for the Mind
Always remember that you belong to no one, and no one belongs to you.
Lahiri Mahasaya