Filename: Definition-Gratitude.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Definition: Gratitude Noun The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Gratitude = Gr_atitude = Great Attitude ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Abraham Lincoln Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Melody Beattie Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- William Arthur Ward Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Merton To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unknown Gather the crumbs of happiness and they will make you a loaf of contentment. The reason people find it so hard to be happy- is they see the past better than it was and the present worse then it is. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bible - NIV Philippians 4:11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. Philippians 4:12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. ----------------------------------------------------------------------