Grateful Living

"We can’t enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention." -Diane Ackerman Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"Wholeness does not mean perfection. It means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life." -Parker Palmer 📷: M. Maggs Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"There must be always remaining in every life, some place for the singing of angels, some place for that which in itself is breathlessly beautiful." -Howard Thurman 📷: Kelvin Han Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness

"Speaking of grateful living is another way of speaking about full aliveness, and waking up to the joy of life." -Br. David Steindl-Rast Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"Peace, like most beautiful things, begins small." -Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals 📷: Aaron Burden Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"That moment of inward breath, that pause and awareness of 'how beautiful this is' is a prayer of appreciation, a moment of gratitude in which I behold beauty and am one with it." -Jean Shinoda Bolen Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving

"Stay true to your deepest intuition that an extraordinary and miraculous life is possible." -Craig Hamilton 📷: Johannes Plenio Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"We can learn to rejoice in even the smallest blessings our life holds. It is easy to miss our own good fortune; often happiness comes in ways we don’t even notice." -Pema Chödrön 📷: Thula Na Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving

"We open the door of the unknown together. We invite each other to experience the miracle of being." -Guillermo Cuéllar 📷: Ibrahim Rifath Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"Strive to be aware of the holy in the most mundane of things and you will see it open up before you: the everday is the abode of the eternal." -Steven Charleston 📷: Naassom Azevedo Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness

Please join us in wishing our founder Br. David Steindl-Rast a happy 97th birthday! He was recently awarded the Gold Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria and also released his newest book, You Are Here: Keywords for Life Explorers grateful.org/news/br-david-n…

"How do we see the world as sacred again? By radical noticing. Looking for awe in all of life." -Lucy Jones 📷: Trevor Gerzen Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"The more you are focused on time — past and future — the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is." -Eckhart Tolle 📷: Robert Lukeman Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"When we view the everyday as an opportunity rather than a drudgery to make it through, we have already succeeded in elevating our everydays, and when such a practice becomes habituated, more extraordinary moments are savored each and every day." -Shannon Ables #WordForTheDay

"If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level." -Rita Dove 📷: JR Korpa Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"The environment we create will determine what prevails. In other words, what we nurture and encourage wins." -Jane Goodall 📷: Casey Horner Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"Compassion is an action word with no boundaries." -Prince 📷: Thomas Scott Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"This universe is much too big to hold onto, but it is the perfect size for letting go." -Sharon Salzberg 📷: NASA Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy." -Thich Nhat Hanh 📷: Dean Moriarty Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude

"What brings fulfillment is gratefulness, the simple response of our heart to this given life in all its fullness." -Br. David Steindl-Rast 📷: Craig Letourneau Subscribe via bit.ly/wordfortheday #WordForTheDay #Quote #GratefulLiving #Gratefulness #Gratitude