gifts & gratitude
Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what is going on outside of us, there’s always something we could be grateful for. — Barry Neil Kaufman
Caren Albers • Happiness Junkie: A 12 Step Program to Find Inner Peace and Change Your Life
the 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
PULL THE THORNS FROM YOUR heart. Then you will see the rose gardens within you,” wrote Rumi,
Sharon Salzberg • Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“The more you become a connoisseur of gratitude, the less you are a victim of resentment, depression, and despair. Gratitude will act as an elixir that will gradually dissolve the hard shell of your ego–your need to possess and control—and transform you into a generous being. The sense of gratitude produces true spiritual alchemy, makes us magnanim... See more
A sheep appears to show gratitude to an Anatolian dog after it saved their herd from a wolf attack
instagram.comThe foundation for greatness is honoring the small things of the present moment instead of pursuing the idea of greatness. - Eckhardt Tolle
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” - Rumi
Always remember that you belong to no one, and no one belongs to you.
Lahiri Mahasaya
gratitude begets generosity, which begets gratitude, which begets generosity. Gratitude creates a sense of fullness.