“All I ever wanted since I arrived here on Earth were the things that turned out to be within reach. The same things I needed as a baby - to go from cold to warm, lonely to held, the vessel to the giver, empty to full. You can change the world with a hot bath, if you sink into it from a place of knowing that you are worth profound care, even when you're dirty and rattled. Who knew?”
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Grateful Quotes — page 120 of 709
“The house, the stars, the desert -- what gives them their beauty is something that is invisible!”
“If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough.”
“Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant.”
“I wish the meeting had been as good as the lunch.”
“To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.”
“When we become more fully aware that our success is due in large measure to the loyalty, helpfulness, and encouragement we have received from others, our desire grows to pass on similar gifts. Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer.”
“Try to say nothing negative about anybody for three days, for forty-five days, for three months. See what happens to your life.”
“Your eyes wider than distance, this life is sweeter than fiction.”
“In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a resource against calamity.”
“We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.”
“And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves - parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can achieve that, it's pretty spectacular.”
“Never pretend that the things you haven't got are not worth having.”
“The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.”
“Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God.”
“There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.”
“The secret to living is giving.”
“I might not win a Grammy or get another Stellar Award but I'll get my rewards from the Lord. There's nothing better than that.”
“I tell you, deep inside you is a fountain of bliss, a fountain of joy. Deep inside your center core is truth, light, love, there is no guilt there, there is no fear there. Psychologists have never looked deep enough.”
“Events bring you small joy, while # existence brings you bliss.”