Dear Friends:
These lovely words of wisdom and photographs came to me this morning from my dear friend, Judy D. I want to share them with you because they touched me so deeply.
Happy Thanksgiving 2014!
 “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”
– Aesop
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 “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”
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“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” |
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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
– John F. Kennedy
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“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.”
– Buddha |
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“I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don’t know how many you’re going to be given.”
– Sandra Day O’Connor
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“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.”
– Charles Dickens
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“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” |
We receive this food in gratitude From all beings who helped to bring it to our table, And vow to respond in turn to those in need With wisdom and compassion. – Zen Mountains and Rivers Order, “A Vegetarian Thanksgiving” |
“Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”
– Margaret Cousins
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I’ll close with a quote from my wife: “To desire what you don’t have is to waste what you do have!”
Do you have any wonderful words of wisdom to share on this day?
