Gratitude, like love, is never a dependable international emotion.

Gratitude, like love, is never a dependable international emotion.

Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what read more

Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is read more

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

Gratitude is expensive.

Gratitude is expensive.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

If hush'd the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep,
The sky if no longer dark tempests deform;
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If hush'd the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep,
The sky if no longer dark tempests deform;
When our perils are past shall our gratitude sleep?
No! Here's to the pilot that weather'd the storm!

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life.

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life.

Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful read more

Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, "Joy is not in things, it is in us.".