Gratefulness is not just saying "thank you." It's acting. It is being yourself. A mother is grateful, shows gratefulness by mothering, a scientist by doing science.

Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefullness, and gratefullness is a measure of our aliveness.

Eyes see only light, ears hear only sound, but a listening heart perceives meaning.

By looking up, by raising our eyes above our limited horizon, we are more likely to perceive the blessings hidden in affliction.

We have thousands of opportunities every day to be grateful: for having good weather, to have slept well last night, to be able to get up, to be healthy, to have enough to eat. ... There's opportunity upon opportunity to be grateful; that's what life is.

The hope that is left after all your hopes are gone - that is pure hope, rooted in the heart.

The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.