Vanessa Kerry Quotes

I have lived pain, and my life can tell: I only deepen the wound of the world when I neglect to give thanks the heavy perfume of wild roses in early July and the song of crickets on summer humid nights and the rivers that run and the stars that rise and the rain that falls and all the good things that a good God gives.

When I pray, I always thank Mother Nature for all the beauty in the world. It's about having an attitude of gratitude.

I don't take any day for granted anymore.

For me, every hour is grace.

I try to take all of my experiences in and not take anything for granted.

I will never take my experience for granted, because it's been a blessing.

Most of us forget to take time for wonder, praise and gratitude until it is almost too late. Gratitude is a many-colored quality, reaching in all directions. It goes out for small things and for large; it is a God-ward going.

To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have houses, music, paintings - it's all a miracle. I have adopted the technique of living life miracle to miracle.

The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift.

If every moment is sacred, and If you are amazed and in awe most of the time when you find yourself breathing and not crazy, then you are in a state of constant thankfulness, worship and humility.

It's a wonderful thing to have life and to look at all this creation and say thank you. I even say it on stage.

I tried never to take anything for granted.

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

You gotta appreciate every day!

You always have to look for something beautiful wherever you go.

Every day is a blessing - not to get too schmaltzy, but, really, it is.

The only picture I have of my childhood is the picture of me in kindergarten. I have this expression on my face - it's not a smile, it's not a frown. I swear to you, that's the girl who wakes up in the morning and who looks around her house and her life saying, 'I cannot believe how God has blessed me.'

Once you appreciate one of your blessings, one of your senses, your sense of hearing, then you begin to respect the sense of seeing and touching and tasting, you learn to respect all the senses.

I can't help but be thankful, and really appreciate everything I have been through, good and bad, because it got me here!

I'm blessed, and... all the time, I sit and think, 'Wow.'

I don't take anything for granted anymore, I'll tell you that.

I never want to take anything for granted.

I never took anything for granted.

I try to take time to find joy out of life, and I don't take a day for granted like I used to.

I wake up every day and give my thanks.