Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy.

... the major rule in the American belief system - that anyone can do anything ... is a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters mediocrity. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence.

We can't wait until everything is OK-with us or with the rest of the world-to feel thankful, or we will never experience joy at all.

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

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.

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

Take a deep breath and think of the three things you are grateful for, right in this moment.