Every Day Thankful. Becca Anderson

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      No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.

      —Amelia Earhart

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      Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

      —Harriet Tubman

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      Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

      ―Marcel Proust

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      Even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.

      —A.A. Milne

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      True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have.

      —Seneca

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      Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

      —Cicero

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      Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

      —Voltaire

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      Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present.

      —C.S. Lewis

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      In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give, and life cannot be rich without such gratitude.

      —Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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      We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

      —Thornton Wilder

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      The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.

      —Henry Ward Beecher

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      Gratitude is a divine emotion. It fills the heart, not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever. I like to taste leisurely of bliss. Devoured in haste,

       I do not know its flavor.

      —Charlotte Bronte

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      Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.

      —Marcus Aurelius

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      Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.

      —Henry Clay

      Choose to Be Happy

      This is your life; only you can truly control your choices, and choosing thankfulness and happiness is the best way to achieve being a good to yourself as well as the world. Here are some suggestions for how you can ensure simple joy in your life:

      • Be the best you can be by your own standards

      • Surround yourself with people who inspire you and make you feel good

      • Focus on what you have, not what you lack

      •Optimism trumps pessimism every time!

      • Smile often and genuinely

      • Be honest, to yourself and to others

      • Help others

      • Embrace your past, live in the present, and look forward for what is yet to come