be-thankful

If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.

I wish I could fly.I wish I were rich.I wish I had more time.___ut you can, and you are, and you do; I wish you would open your eyes.

Sometimes, we wait on God for special things to happen extraordinarily in our lives before we understand that "God is working". Meanwhile, there are "super-special" things that fill our life barrels in minute drops, but they go unappreciated!

Gratitude is the antidote for misery. When you are counting your blessings you are too busy to be counting your problems.

If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.

When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.

Don__ settle for living mediocre. Focus on all the positive and embrace it. Ignore the negative and be thankful for every single day.

Sometimes we make being happy so difficult. And being thankful such a chore.

Never turn your back to those who have faced your problems on your behalf. Never shut your mouth on those who have opened their hearts to receive you!

Take time daily to reflect on how much you have. It may not be all that you want but remember someone somewhere is dreaming of what you own.

When you thank GOD for what you have, it means you appreciate and value what's in your hands. And when you value what's in your hands, it will open up its wonder to you.

Take time daily to reflect on how much you have. It may not be all that you want but remember someone somewhere is dreaming to have what you have.

Wake up. Be thankful. For whatever happens on this day, you are endlessly given the chance to start again-to be alive. And all of us should wish for that.

Thank you for the day and night,for rainy spells and summer__ light.Thank you for the skies of blueand puffy clouds in grayish hue.Thank you for the gigglefestsand midnight__ cloak to hasten rest.Thank you for tomorrow newand yesterday__ tomorrow too.Thank you for ____ glad we met__nd also for __e haven__ yet.__hank you for the peace of mind a grateful soul doth always find.

Get some perspective. A lot of things that may aggravate you only do so because you have the luxury of not wrestling with bigger issues. Today, be thankful for everything you have: being alive, your friends and family, your health, a roof over your head, something to eat, clean water to drink, indoor plumbing, heating, air conditioning, clothes, shoes, a job, and freedoms. Many, many people have it worse.

Have the wisdom to perceive all there is to be thankful for, and then be thankful for the wisdom to perceive things so clearly.

Be encouraged. Hold your head up high and know God is in control and has a plan for you. Instead of focusing on all the bad, be thankful for all the good.

It is easy to say I am thankful for the sweet and beautiful things in life: flower gardens, ice cream cones, diamond rings, dances under moonlight, children__ laughter, birdsongs, and the like. The challenge is recognizing things of value in the dark, sour, uglier parts of life. But if you look hard enough, you will find that even tough times offer pearls worthy of gratitude.