Gratitude

Hi,all! Readers of my other blog know- I'm in Baroda since Diwali day. Two days of vacations to go.:)Hence, been a mite tied up- but, there's a nice collection of quotes and inspirations that I've been reading. And, here's one of them:

Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity;  it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.

~William Faulkner

On Gratitude and Doing Your Best

From The Secret Daily Teachings:


We can never bring anything to us unless we are grateful for what we have. In fact, if somebody was completely and utterly grateful for everything, they would never have to ask for anything, because it would be given to them before they even asked.


That is the power of Gratitude.


May the joy be with you,

Rhonda Byrne
The Secret and The Power... bringing joy to billions
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True success is not necessarily about being the best at all cost. It's about DOING your best at all times. If you do that long enough, who knows, you might just end up being the best.

~ Tope P.
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Two exceptional quotes- no need for explanations..:) I'm so glad I read them at the start of another great day and am also able to share them with you!

Have a lovely day, and do your best, at the same time, be grateful for everything good that happens.

Gratitude

I might have posted this earlier, but, each time someone forwards it, I feel I must share it here..it's so simple and yet so touching.

Heart of Gratitude!!!

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."

I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."

Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have.. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile Face your past without  regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling…

And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

Enjoy your day with a heart of gratitude.