#gratitude Every closed door, and every seemingly misstep, can be building blocks to guide you in the direction of what you actually want. "Each experience in your life was absolutely necessary in order to have gotten you to the next place, and the next, up until this very moment." Dr. Wayne Dyer

#gratitude I heard advice wrt main character energy, & how treating yourself as the valuable person you are, sets up magical days. And if you forget to set your main character energy, just start again. "Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw

#gratitude “Taking back your power means being aware of where you stand in this vast universe. Know that you're not defined by one mistake, you're not who you were, and you're not what people think about you. Stop limiting yourself. Take back control. You deserve to be free.” Idil Ahmed

#gratitide There’s so much to learn every day if we only look for the lessons. If you deeply observe. everything is your teacher. Buddha

#gratitude Everything possesses energy, it always depends on your perspective if life is already going your way, or if the door is about to open. “Your ability to trust when you can't see the outcome is what makes you unstoppable. The Universe loves that energy.” Matt Cooke

#gratitude Taking responsibility, and stepping into someone else’s shoes, in hopes of understanding their point of view goes a long way towards peace. He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived. Chinese Proverb

#gratitude Hope sits in the trenches,the last one standing,its teeth cracked,its knuckles bruised,its body broken; but its eyes are still gleaming with the light of a million lamps. Its heart is still beating because even here,even now,it knows that a better world is worth fighting for. Nikita Gill

#gratitude Dwelling on issues and rumination of possible outcomes serve little purpose beyond a set point. Dream big, and then let the dream unfold. “Thinking too deeply about life makes it impossible to live it.” Albert Camus

#gratitude Look up and within, while dreaming big. “it was when i stopped searching for home within others and lifted the foundations of home within myself i found there were no roots more intimate than those between a mind and body that have decided to be whole” rupi kaur

#gratitude Trusting your gut or your instincts is never something to explain away or disregard. “I had to learn that my intuition was a gift, not a flaw. That the quiet knowing inside me was not something to apologize for.” Audre Lorde

#gratitude There is wisdom in the harsh saying, ‘fake it until you make it.’ “And as long as you cry whenever you must laugh, whenever you can and love, every day that your broken little heart still beats you'll be okay... you'll be okay.” Donna Ashworth

#gratitude Each day is a gift. “I am setting myself free one day at a time. I am loving myself in a way I deserve one day at a time. I am being truer to myself than ever before one day at a time. I am healing. I am deepening. I am living... one day at a time.” S.C. Lourie

#gratitude Life can be a vicious circle of drama and pain, or a choice of peace and love. “Truth without compassion is cruelty. Compassion without truth is avoidance. Truth guided by compassion is healing.” Cory Muscara

#gratitude Happy Mother’s Day! 💐 “A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's.”Diana, Princess of Wales

#gratitude Always looking forward while nodding to the past. Those steps of yesterday brought you to today. “It seems a time has arrived when you've become like those horses wild with spring who long for distant fields where the light mists rise.” Ono no Komachi

#gratitude The ability & willingness to stand in someone else’s shoes is a strength. Surely it can be learned, says someone perplexed by the multitude of ill will. "It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." Audre Lorde

#gratitude Resilience seems to be a required skill on repeat these days. "Rather than the need to heroically save the whole world, the real work of humanity at this time may be to awaken the unique spark and inner resiliency of genius within each person." Michael Meade

#gratitude Age is but a number. Mistakes happen, but redirection is the way to look at it. “Don't ever let anyone tell you that you're too old or too young to do something. Life is about the journey, not the destination, and every moment is an opportunity to start over." Sophia Loren

#gratitude “Forgive yourself for what you didn't know before you learned it. You cannot judge your past self by the standards of the person you are today.That version of you did the best they could with the tools they had;your job now is to use your new tools to build something better." Maya Angelou

#gratitude This quote is one to remember. “The truth is, life is hard, but it's also beautiful. You don't get one without the other, and the lesson is to hold them both - to let the beauty soften the struggle, and let the struggle deepen your appreciation of the beauty." Gregory Peck

#gratitude You ultimately receive back what you put out in the world. Once this realization occurs, one should hope it’s not too late to make amends. “You will never understand the damage you did to someone until the some thing is done to you. That's why I'm here.” Unknown writer describing Karma

#gratitude Looking for the quiet beauty, the delightful understanding, and the warmth of love today. God Spoke Today “God spoke today in flowers, and I, who was waiting on words, almost missed the conversation.” Ingrid Goff-Maidoff

#gratitude I’ve found not glossing over the problem is best, acknowledge and sit with the issue. It’s ok to feel it, it’s ok to know good can come from it. "Healing begins where the wound was made." Alice Walker

#gratitude Birds often symbolize the connection between heaven and earth. Watching birds is lifts the soul. “Birds bring movement to the bare trees. Shapes of life. Bursts of color. I wonder if winter trees dream while they sleep. What beauty dances through their dreams.” Audrey Wojciechowski

#gratitude The influence of magical days helps combat fear. Joy over fear. Look for the smallest touches of magic and joy in your day. “Magic always moves towards souls who are no longer negotiating with fear.” Matt Cooke

#gratitude You are the company you keep, as they say. People who dwell on drama will forever drain you. Appreciate your peace. “Who do you spend time with? Criticizers or encouragers? Surround yourself with those who believe in you. Your life is too important for anything less." Steve Goodier

#gratitude Allow yourself to think outside the box. "I sometimes have trouble with boxes and definitions. Allow yourself to be all that you are. A universe wrapped inside of skin. Streams of complexity and color. A limitless mosaic flowing outward." Victoria Erickson

#gratitude What wording, “suspiciously blissful,” I choose to be suspiciously blissful now! “Sometimes I find myself worrying about how I'm doing but then I remember that I still get suspiciously blissful by way of small things and I think that means I'm doing great” @jkkennedywrites

#gratitude You matter. “The most important thing is to be true to yourself. If you are honest with your own heart, you can never truly fail. The world may judge you, but the world doesn't have to live your life. You do. Make it a life that you are proud to wake up to every morning" Sidney Poitier

#gratitude Bask in the knowing. "The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that." Eartha Kitt

#gratitude Pause. Reflect. Grow. Building upon the good. “"How does one grow up?" I asked a friend the other day. There was a slight pause; then she answered, "By thinking."” May Sarton

#gratitude Magic is around us, we need to notice and acknowledge it. Brushing off little nuances and blessings doesn’t stop them from occurring, but by celebrating the good, no matter how small, the momentum is noticeable. “You are the magic that surrounds you.” Audrey Wojciechowski

#gratitude Urging time forward while remembering the past. Past meet future me. “I was the solitary plover a pencil for a wing-bone From the secret notes I must tilt upon the pressure execute and adjust In us sea-air rhythm We live by the urgent wave of the verse'” Lorine Niedecker

#gratitude Wisdom. “I always forget how important the empty days are, how important it may be sometimes not to expect to produce anything. The most valuable thing one can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of a room.” May Sarton

#gratitude The beauty of poetry is uplifting. IN PASSING How swiftly the strained honey of afternoon light flows into darkness and the closed bud shrugs off its special mystery in order to break into blossom: as if what exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious Lisel Mueller

#gratitude “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense." Ralph Waldo Emerson

#gratitude We know trees communicate with one another, I wonder if the stars do as well? Oh, the conversations we can dream about. “When I want to be held. I sit with the trees. When I want to expand. I sit with the stars.” Audrey Wojciechowski

#gratitude Protect, yet project your energy. “I believe signs originate from our deep interconnectedness with a unifying intelligence field-the quantum field… Our thoughts and emotions, also forms of energy, constantly interact with this field, often without our conscious awareness.” Matt Cooke

#gratitude Stepping into gratitude & appreciation today. Life is good. “I have found that the greatest joy is to be found in the things that are commonest to us all. Appreciation is the key that opens the door to a happy life. If you look for the good, the good will find you." Laura Ingalls Wilder

#gratitude Life is dynamic, change is inevitable, transformation is daunting, yet this is life. Gratitude abounds for today. "Change is the essence of life and transformation is the aim of our souls." Michael Meade

#gratitude The right attitude helps on our difficult days. I am grateful. "Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude. If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed." Dr. Maya Angelou

#gratitude The future is the result of change. IN PASSING “How swiftly the strained honey of afternoon light flows into darkness and the closed bud shrugs off its special mystery in order to break into blossom: as if what exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious” Lisel Mueller

#gratitude It’s sometimes far easier to destroy something, rather than build something worthwhile. A THOUGHT “The steamroller That crushes a butterfly In its path has not won Anything Only destroyed something. Brute power Is not superior To a flower.” May Sarton

#gratitude And isn’t that the case? We’ve all felt that sense of encouragement when we know we’ve genuinely made a difference in someone’s life. There by the grace… “True success is measured by how many others you uplift." Robert F. Smith

#gratitude Saying a quiet prayer, reading a devotional or simply giving thanks for the day ahead, are all ways to stand strong. “Positive people are not ignoring the darkness of this world they have dragged themselves painfully into the light and are choosing to share it with you” Donna Ashworth

#gratitude There are limits to what we can endure. The stress of our days are magnified by perhaps there are no lines in the sand for some. “When you draw a line in the sand, be careful it is not low tide.” Dixie Waters

#gratitude Switching hate & evil into grace & peace now. “Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being's suffering. Nothing. Not a career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we're going to survive with dignity.” Audrey Hepburn

#gratitude What seems insurmountable at one time can become an accomplishment today. “There is a past version of you that is so proud of how far you’ve come.” @womenwhorunwiththemoon

#gratitude No matter if the sun doesn’t shine in days, we trust that sunny days are nearby. That same knowing allows us the strength to know hope. “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.” Desmond Tutu

#gratitude The power behind love brings momentum for more love and belonging. Who are we to question love? Appreciating the miracles around me. “This was love: a string of coincidences that gathered significance and became miracles.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie