A Grateful Heart Remembers

Oh, God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry;

When I have work, help me to remember the jobless;
When I have a warm home, help me to remember the homeless;
When I am without pain, help me remember those who suffer;
And remembering, help me to destroy my complacency and bestir my compassion.  Make me concerned enough to help, by word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted. ~Samuel F. Pugh

I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me..."  ~Matthew 25:35

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. ~W.T. Purkiser

Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of others. Step forward, reach out and help. This week reach to someone that might need a lift. ~Pablo

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Revitalize Your Life with Gratitude

“…a basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.  This, of course, is a fact.  Thankfulness does tend to reproduce in kind.  The attitude of gratitude revitalizes the entire mental process by activating all other attitudes, thus stimulating creativity.”  --Norman Vincent Peale

The Power of Gratitude

On a recent episode of the Dr. Oz show, he had special guest Dr. Andrew Weil share his holistic secrets. 


One of those secrets is the POWER OF GRATITUDE.  Watch video below as Dr. Weil shares how practicing gratitude can boost your mood and improve your life!!


http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-andrew-weils-holistic-secrets-pt-3


Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted–a paved road or a washing machine? If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul. ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner


Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. ~William Arthur Ward