Quotes about Appreciation

I love it--I just love it.

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks of everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.

EVERYTHING given in this life is given as a gift. When it's gone, it's a good memory to be grateful for. It was never really yours.

Only people can be made to increase in value. Computers and other equipment depreciate and eventually become obsolete.

the day you stopped appreciating the sublimely silly things in life was the day you became a dried-up old turd.

With the practice of intentional gratitude, there is no time for regrets about the past, or worries about the future. There is only thankfulness for the here and now.

Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.

To be loved means to be recognized as existing.

Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

Why wander all over the world looking for something you already have? You are already the richest person on Earth.

You think the other person in your life is going to be there forever, but that is not true. That person is impermanent, just like you. So if you can do something to make that person happy, you should do it right away. Anything you can do or say to make him or her happy—say it or do it now. It's now or never.

Standing in line at a grocery store or a restaurant, or waiting for the time to eat, we don't need to waste our time. We don't need to "wait" for one second. Instead, we can enjoy breathing in and out for our nourishment and healing. We can use that time to notice that we will soon be able to have food, and we can be happy and grateful during that time. Instead of waiting, we can generate joy.