Gratitude is like a flashlight. It lights up what is already there. You don't necessarily have anything more or different, but suddenly you can actually see what it is. And because you can see, you no longer take it for granted.

In every single moment, we have the choice to be happy or not. No matter what is going on, we can choose to focus on what is right, what is good and whole in ourselves and our lives, and what options we have in any given situation. In other words, we can choose to be happy no matter what.

We hold on so tightly that our hands are unavailable to reach out for the happiness we could gain by letting go.

Gratitude helps us to return to our natural state of joyfulness, where we notice what's right instead of what's wrong. It makes us feel complete, that we have everything we need, at least in this moment.

Wholeness invokes balance.

Eating healthy and exercising won't help you if it's only temporary.

Gratitude is a feeling of fullness, a recognition of the heart of what we are receiving in this moment.