GratitudeLog

Wishing you a joyful week filled with expected & unexpected pleasures of all kinds.

The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window of divine surprise. ~Carl Knudsen #quote Happy Easter everyone...

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
-Mark Twain

Value in the doing

Behind every fortune is someone who has labored long into the night to make it real.

Behind every important discovery is a person who often grew weary searching for it.… read more

Difficult people

The people whom you find most difficult to deal with can also be your most valuable teachers.

For your problems with them are not really due to how they are, but rather to how… read more

"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are" ~Marianne Williamson

Joy is a definite proof of an enlightened soul. Joy warms the heart and rejuvenates the body. Be joyful and you will be one step closer to God.

Imagine it

Your imagination cannot instantly change things in the physical world around you, yet it can do something even more powerful. I

t can change you, your attitude, your energy level, yo… read more

"As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery… we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, at… read more

The best shortcut of all, to the life of your dreams, is knowing that you've already arrived.

Because you have.

The Universe

And by truly seeing this, your "work" will be done.… read more

Dwelling on any unhappy moment in life is like channel surfing through a thousand possible TV shows, selecting the one that troubles you the most, and then blaming your TV set for the pain you're feel… read more

While you're in this moment

While you have this day, fill it with life.

While you're in this moment, give it your own special meaning and purpose and joy.

Instead of complaining about what… read more

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.
-Helen Keller

Joy is the natural state of the soul. Don't let the hustle and bustle of the everyday living stifle your joy. Open up your heart, appreciate what you have, be joyful and let more joy enter your life.… read more

Free to fully live

Instead of chasing happiness, enjoy it.

Instead of putting off life until later, live it fully where you are.

There is only the slightest connection between your external… read more

Everything matters

It is important to visualize what you wish to accomplish.

It is also essential that you put that vision into action.

It's great to know precisely where you plan to go.… read more

Two men were walking home after a Halloween party and decided to take a
shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs. Right in the middle of
the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noi… read more

"Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely." ~Rodin

Think it

The portion of reality that you act upon is the portion of reality that you think about.

So, what are you thinking about?

What do you think this day will bring?

What do you th… read more

Give a little kindness

A negative attitude can be contagious.

Fortunately, so can a positive attitude.

One of the biggest challenges of staying positively focused can come from the negative… read more

And Joy is Everywhere;
It is in the Earth's green covering of grass;
In the blue serenity of the Sky;
In the reckless exuberance of Spring;
In the severe abstinence of gray Winter;
In the Living… read more

Brilliant string of moments

Each thought you think builds your character.

Every action you take creates your life.

The small moments and the big occasions all go into the person you are.… read more

"Joy springs from within; no one makes you joyous; you choose joyfulness."

Unknown

"Thank you for being one of the thousand colors who painted my life"

Again

When you've successfully accomplished something once, you know you can do it again. So do it again.

It required a lot of work the first time.

Yet you rose to the occasion, did that w… read more

Your mission

Discipline is the fuel of achievement.

Creativity sparks the flame, passion fans the fire, and discipline keeps it going for as long as it takes.

Disciplining yourself can be t… read more

Never create rules. Not ever.

Not for others. And especially not for yourself.

Unless, of course, this is your rule.

Born free,
The Universe

Don't you love simple?

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Buddha

Willingness

Talent and ability have an influence on your level of accomplishment, yet there is another factor that plays a much greater role.

That factor is willingness.

You can come up wi… read more

The way you feel

Have you ever wondered why some things fill you with joy and other things don't?

What are feelings anyway?

The things you feel are connected to an important, essential part… read more