richelle-goodrich

Gratitude is the real treasure God wants us to find, because it isn't the pot of gold but the rainbow that colors our world.

To fight discouragement, remind yourself of the basics: I can write.I have the opportunity to do so. I love what I write. Now smile and be thankful.

You were formed inside a borrowed womb__ nourishing safe haven for months__hen delivered through painful effort and sacrifice by a woman willing to give you the precious gift of life. That truth alone deserves your gratitude and respect.

Happiness isn't complicated. It is a humble state of gratitude for simple pleasures, tender mercies, recognized blessings, and inherent beauty.

Gratitude doesn't change the scenery. _It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors.

I am grateful for hands to tickle with. Not so grateful for that process in reverse, however.

Thanksgiving is not only being aware of the abundance of good in the world but embracing it.

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

The humanitarian is a treasure hunter seeking gems of remedy and appreciation.

Oh what marvels fill me with thanksgiving!The deep mahogany of a leaf once green. The feathered fronds of tiny icicles coating every twig and branch in a wintry landscape. The feel of goosebumps thawing after endured frozen temperatures. Both hands clamped around a hot mug of herbal tea. The aromatic whiff of mint under my nose. The stir of emotion from a child's cry for mommy. A gift of love detached of strings. Spotted lilies collecting raindrops in a cupped clump of petals. The vibrant mélange of colors on butterfly wings. The milky luster of a single pearl. Rainbows reflecting off iridescence bubbles. Awe-struck silence evoked by any form of beauty.Avocado flecks in your eyes.Warm hands on my face.Sweetness on the tongue.The harmony of voices.An answered prayer.A pink balloon.A caress.A smile.More.These have become my treasures by virtue of thanksgiving.

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.

Night helps us appreciate daylight, while lengthy days make us yearn for a good stretch of night.

Gratitude possesses all the energy of a sunbeam. That is how it makes life blossom.

Find much to be grateful for in every day. Doing so will not only enrich your life, it will bless those around you in ways you may never know.

Gratitude paints little smiley faces on everything it touches.

Every once in a while God allows you to stub your toe as a kind reminder to be grateful for the miraculous body attached to it.

Be thankful for your allotment in an imperfect world. _Though better circumstances can be imagined, far worse are nearer misses than you probably care to realize.

It's good to look at life from the bottom up so you can see that things have risen above what they once were.