Joyful Thanks

A wonderful friend sent me a book in the mail yesterday called "Joyful Thanks". I thought Id share a few of the statements that are inside it.


~ When I first open my eyes upon the morning meadows and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God I am alive. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

~Thou hast given so much to me, give me one more thing - a grateful heart; not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose beat may be Thy praise. ~ George Herbert

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

~ Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some. ~ Charles Dickens