As I express my gratitude, I become more deeply aware of it. And the greater my awareness, the greater my need to express it. What happens here is a spiraling ascent, a process of growth in ever expanding circles around a steady center.

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

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.

At any moment the fully present mind can shatter time and burst into Now.

Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.

Blessing is the lifeblood throbbing through the universe.

Each string of a wind harp responds with a different note to the same breeze. What activity makes you personally resonate most strongly, most deeply?