Quotes about Gratitude

One of the most sublime experiences we can ever have is to wake up feeling healthy after we have been sick.

I'm a traditional Jew, and I observe the biblical dietary laws. … I suspect most of you assume I go around all day saying to myself, 'Boy, would I love to eat pork chops, but that mean old God won't let me.' Not so. The fact … is, I go around all day saying, 'Isn't it incredible? There are five billion people on this planet and God cares what I have for lunch [and] what kind of language I use.

Much of the time, we cannot control what happens to us. But we can always control how we respond to what happens to us. If we cannot choose to be lucky, to be talented, to be loved, we can choose to be grateful, to be content with who we are and what we have, and to act accordingly.

People are so busy chasing happiness- if they would slow down and turn around, they would give it a chance to catch up with them.

If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul

You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.

Your talent is God's gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to God.

You can only give away what you have ... If you have love, you can give it. If you don't have it, you don't have it to give.

I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things...I play with leaves, I skip down the street and run against the wind.

Our talents are the gift that God gives to us... What we make of our talents is our gift back to God

Dear Lord, you know our need and how much we depend upon your help. We're not going to give you orders about what to do, God. We are just going to thank you for being there when we need you. In the name of Jesus, your Son. Amen.

I want to thank you for that. Personally. Whether you knew it at that time or not, you had a great deal to do with shaping the life and character of the man I have come to love.