“Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend… when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present — love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure — the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.” 

-Sarah Ban Breathbach

“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’” 

-William Arthur Ward

"Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life."  

-Robert Louis Stevenson

"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." 
-John Wooden