Henri Nouwen Quotes

It's always important to recognize your situation and not take it for granted.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

For me, I want to make sure every single day I wake up and give thanks for everything that I've been given in life.

Gratitude is not a limited resource, nor is it costly. It is abundant as air. We breathe it in but forget to exhale.

Gratitude is a humble emotion. It expresses itself in a thousand ways, from a sincere thank you to friend or stranger, to the mute, up-reaching acknowledgment to God--not for the gifts of this day only, but for the day itself; not for what we believe will be ours in the future, but for the bounty of the past.

Authentic success is being so grateful for the many blessings bestowed on you and yours that you can share your portion with others.

Just to eat is a gift.

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

I think you have to be grateful to those who have helped you.

I wouldn't have dared ask God for all that He's given me. I couldn't have done it on my own. I thank God every day for what I have.

Before my accident I was a little too... selfish and self-absorbed and for me, to now be at the place where I can kinda give back and inspire people. I'm blessed. I'm really blessed.

I've learned how to appreciate what I have. And it's a lot. I'm very lucky.

So I show appreciation for the little gifts that have been handed to me.

It is very natural for me to say thank you to the goods that support us.

Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.

For whatever a man has, is in reality only a gift.

When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude.

I am grateful, you know. I have to be grateful in the sense that I feel that what I have is a gift.

My voice is a gift. My talent is a gift. The life process is a gift. The opportunity for the journey is a gift.

I've had a lot of great stuff - spectacular stuff - happen to me. I've got to not be a pig about life.

Gratitude is a burden upon our imperfect nature, and we are but too willing to ease ourselves of it, or at least to lighten it as much as we can.

I want people to know that I don't take for granted what's been given to me.

I am really thankful to everyone around, as Mumbai has given me a lot.

I've been blessed with talents to play this game and been put on a stage to impact a lot of people. I don't want to take that for granted.