Gratitude Quotes - Page 28

Yesterday it was sun outside. The sky was blue and people were lying under blooming cherry trees in the park. It was Friday, so records were released, that people have been working on for years. Friends around me find success and level up, do fancy photo shoots and get featured on big, white, movie screens. There were parties and lovers, hand in hand, laughing perfectly loud,but I walked numbly through the park, round and round, 40 times for 4 hoursjust wanting to make it through the day.There's a weight that inhabits my chest some times. Like a lock in my throat, making it hard to breathe. A little less air got throughand the sky was so blue I couldn’t look at it because it made me sad, swelling tears in my eyes and they dripped quietly on the floor as I got on with my day. I tried to keep my focus, ticked off the to-do list, did my chores. Packed orders, wrote emails, paid bills and rewrote stories,but the panic kept growing, exploding in my chest. Tears falling on the desktick tick tickme not making a soundand some days I just don't know what to do. Where to go or who to see and I try to be gentle, soft and kind,but anxiety eats you up and I just want to be fine.This is not beautiful. This is not useful. You can not do anything with it and it tries to control you, throw you off your balance and lovely waysbut you can not let it.I cleaned up. Took myself for a walk. Tried to keep my eyes on the sky. Stayed away from the alcohol, stayed away from the destructive tools we learn to use. the smoking and the starving, the running, the madness,thinking it will help but it only feeds the fireand I don't want to hurt myself anymore.I made it through and today I woke up, lighter and proud because I'm still here. There are flowers growing outside my window. The coffee is warm, the air is pure. In a few hours I'll be on a train on my way to sing for people who invited me to come, to sing, for them. My own songs, that I created. Me—little me. From nowhere at all. And I have people around that I like and can laugh with, and it's spring again. It will always be spring again.And there will always be a new day.
Charlotte Eriksson
It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.
Germany Kent
Any day above ground is a good day. Before you complain about anything, be thankful for your life and the things that are still going well.
Germany Kent
Find Gratitude Happiness will follow you.
Muhammad Riaz
Today, I choose not to take my life for granted. I choose not to look upon the fact that I am healthy, have food in my refrigerator and have clean water to drink as givens. They are not givens for so many people in our world. The fact that I am safe and (relatively) sane are not givens. That I was born into a family who loves me and into a country not ravaged by war are not givens. It is impossible to name all of the circumstances in my life I’ve taken for granted. All of the basic needs I’ve had met, all of the friendships and job opportunities and financial blessings and the list, truly, goes on and on. The fact that I am breathing is a miracle, one I too rarely stop to appreciate. I’m stopping, right now, to be grateful for everything I am and everything I’ve been given. I’m stopping, right now, to be grateful for every pleasure and every pain that has contributed to the me who sits here and writes these words. I am thankful for my life. This moment is a blessing. Each breath a gift. That I’ve been able to take so much for granted is a gift, too. But it’s not how I want to live—not when gratitude is an option, now when wonder and awe are choices. I choose gratitude. I choose wonder. I choose awe. I choose everything that suggest I’m opening myself to the miraculous reality of simply being alive for one moment more.
Scott Stabile
None of us has an obligation to accept the definitions of ‘respect’ and ‘gratitude’ our parents espoused, especially when those definitions can be used to guilt-trip us, or when they are being used for the purpose of forcing us to do certain things (as an extortion mechanism).
Lukasz Laniecki
Gratitude is the secret to happiness.
Mahrukh
Are you what is called a lucky man? Well, you are sad every day. Each day has its great grief or its little care. Yesterday you were trembling for the health of one who is dear to you, today you fear for your own; tomorrow it will be an anxiety about money, the next day the slanders of a calumniator, the day after the misfortune of a friend; then the weather, then something broken or lost, then a pleasure for which you are reproached by your conscience or your vertebral column; another time, the course of public affairs. Not to mention heartaches. And so on. One cloud is dissipated, another gathers. Hardly one day in a hundred of unbroken joy and sunshine. And you are of that small number who are lucky! As for other men, stagnant night is upon them.
Victor Hugo
When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.
Richelle E. Goodrich
No one can obtain felicity by pursuit. This explains why one of the elements of being happy is the feeling that a debt of gratitude is owed, a debt impossible to pay. Now, we do not owe gratitude to ourselves. To be conscious of gratitude is to acknowledge a gift.
Josef Pieper
Living the dream.
Tom Giaquinto
Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing.
Dan Buettner
The more I understand the mind and the human experience, the more I begin to suspect there is no such thing as unhappiness; there is only ungratefulness.
Steve Maraboli
Be consistent in your dedication to showing your gratitude to others. Gratitude is a fuel, a medicine, and spiritual and emotional nourishment.
Steve Maraboli
A grateful mindset can set you free from the prison of disempowerment and the shackles of misery.
Steve Maraboli
Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night.
Irving Berlin
Consistency in action is an essential component of success.
Mensah Oteh
To achieve your dreams you must be willing to take massive action over a long period, even when there is no evidence of progress.
Mensah Oteh
The moment you choose to be accountable for all outcomes in your life, you distance yourself from the position of a victim and assume the role of a change agent.
Mensah Oteh
It’s difficult to accept full responsibility and apportion blame at the same time – you have to choose one.
Mensah Oteh
We all have within ourselves the inclination to try to pass the blame to others when things don’t work in our favour. The ultimate challenge comes from suppressing this innate desire and replacing it with accountability and ownership for all things, good or bad.
Mensah Oteh
One of the greatest obstacles to success is the belief is that your future is predetermined. It isn’t. You decide the outcomes through your decisions and actions.
Mensah Oteh
It’s easy to play the victim card (all of us have done this), but this mindset is one of the greatest obstacles to progress and growth.
Mensah Oteh
Accepting complete responsibility is the unsung character trait of those who find uncommon success, and failure to accept responsibility is a common trait of those who end up with a mediocre life.
Mensah Oteh
Ideas and dreams are only valuable after they have been acted on.
Mensah Oteh
A mediocre idea acted on is of more value than a handful of brilliant ideas that remain in your mind.
Mensah Oteh
To achieve your dreams you must be willing to take consistent and improved action over a defined period.
Mensah Oteh
Taking consistent action is guaranteed to increase the probability of your success. When combined with proper planning and perseverance, there are no heights you cannot attain.
Mensah Oteh
The willingness to burn your ships, cut off all sources of retreat, and take decisive action is often the only assured path to success.
Mensah Oteh
You may spend much time and energy in preparation that you forget that the most important and essential step is action.
Mensah Oteh
Action is where sacrifice is honoured and where you require persistence and courage to endure all that life throws in your direction.
Mensah Oteh
Although a decision is often viewed as the turning point, it is action that creates tangible results.
Mensah Oteh
Never allow your life to be dictated by what you can see by sight, be guided by your inner vision.
Mensah Oteh
Create in your mind a picture of what you want and then live that vision as if it already exists.
Mensah Oteh
A vision is a promise of the future as seen in the present.
Mensah Oteh
Vision inspires and clarifies what needs to be done in the present to achieve the promise of the future.
Mensah Oteh
To achieve success, you need to develop the ability to see through your mind’s eye continuously.
Mensah Oteh
The most successful individuals and leaders achieve their dreams because they have a clear vision they have committed their life to.
Mensah Oteh
Success is built on what you are able to see and create with your mind.
Mensah Oteh
The difference between those who achieve their dreams and those who don’t is in their ability to see not only with their eyes but also their minds.
Mensah Oteh
The power and magnetic pull of your vision is hinged on the purpose and passion behind it and, most importantly, the intent.
Mensah Oteh
Your life today is a direct reflection of the decisions you made and the actions you took.
Mensah Oteh
Your vision helps you filter your decisions or choices and directs your actions.
Mensah Oteh
Your vision is a glimpse of your purpose and a picture of your larger dream.
Mensah Oteh
Waiting is often a decision not to accept responsibility and is one of the reasons why some people never reach their potential.
Mensah Oteh
Your vision helps the world identify you at the appropriate time.
Mensah Oteh
Those whom you spend most of your time with, and the voices you allow to influence your thoughts, play a significant part in who you become and the future you have.
Mensah Oteh
Those in your inner circle can significantly influence your success and the progress you make towards achieving your dreams.
Mensah Oteh
Success is achieved by the deliberate consistent discipline of taking small steps daily rather than one large step occasionally.
Mensah Oteh
Taking action provides immediate feedback and an opportunity to review your progress to see if you are on the right track.
Mensah Oteh
The first step may be the hardest, but once you take action you create motion, which in turn builds momentum.
Mensah Oteh
Taking consistent action is guaranteed to increase the probability of your success.
Mensah Oteh
The best way of creating motivation is to do something. If you take action, motivation will follow
Mensah Oteh
Waiting for things to happen is like daydreaming. To break out of that cycle, you must be willing to take the first small step.
Mensah Oteh
Quit thinking and take the plunge. The way to get started is to stop talking and start doing.
Mensah Oteh
Success is in direct proportion to the level of consistency in the application of the daily disciplines and actions required.
Mensah Oteh
If your actions are combined with proper planning and perseverance, there are no heights you cannot attain.
Mensah Oteh
Consistency in action is easy once you convert your daily disciplines and activities into habits.
Mensah Oteh
Consistency is the difference between game excellence and an excellent game. Successful people do consistently what the others do occasionally.
Mensah Oteh
Feedback is to success like rest is to the body.
Mensah Oteh

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