2. GRATITUDE
- Attitude for Gratitude
- A feeling of being thankful to somebody for
doing something.
- Thankful for oneself and the natural beauty of
the world
3. GRATITUDE
A Full Glass of Milk
“One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay for his hungry
stomach, decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. On the way through school, he found
he had only one thin dime left and he was very hungry. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely
young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. The woman thought
he looked hungry, so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How
much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us, never to
accept pay for a kindness.” He said…”Then I thank you from my heart.”
Year’s later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent
her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was
called in for the consultation.
When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he
rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to
see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best
to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill
to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her
room. The woman feared opening it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.
Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these
words…”Paid in full with one glass of milk.” Signed, Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: Thank You, God, that Your love has spread
abroad through human hearts and hands.”
5. GRATITUDE
The happy heart gives away the best. To know how to receive is also a most important gift, which
cultivates generosity in others and keeps strong the cycle of life.
– Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo, speaker, author, musician and spiritual leader in the Eastern Tsalagi
(Cherokee) tradition
6. GRATITUDE
Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, "For my sake, the entire world
was created."
– Rabbi Yisroel ben Eliezer, Baal Shem Tov,
founder of Hasidic Judaism
7. GRATITUDE
Under affliction in the very depths, stop and contemplate what you have to be grateful for.
– Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science
8. GRATITUDE
A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in
paradise.
– Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i Faith
There's a self-expansive aspect of gratitude. Very possibly it's a little known law of nature: the more
gratitude you have, the more you have to be grateful for.
– Elaine St. James, author, leader of the simplicity movement
9. GRATITUDE
Do all you can with what you have, in the time you have, in the place you are.
– Nkosi Johnson, twelve-year-old Zulu boy, living with AIDS
Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's
exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one
remembers one's perseverance.
– Yoko Ono, Japanese-American artist and musician
10. GRATITUDE
As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also
becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have,
the more good things of life become unexpected gifts
that we accept with gratitude.
– Etty Hillesum, Dutch Jewish writer known for her diaries and correspondence from Westerbork
concentration camp
11. GRATITUDE
Grateful living: an alchemic operation
of converting "disgraceful" things into grateful events.
– Raimundo Panikkar, Roman Catholic priest from Spain specializing in comparative philosophy of
religion
12. GRATITUDE
Gratitude is so close to the bone of life, pure and true, that it instantly stops the rational mind, and all
its planning and plotting. That kind of let go is fiercely threatening. I mean, where might such
gratitude end?
– Regina Sara Ryan, former Roman Catholic nun now aligned with the Bauls of Bengal, India
