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Thought For the Day: To Be Grateful Is To Recognize the Love of God In Everything He Has Given Us – and He Has Given Us Everything
“To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, … Continue reading
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Tagged Awakening, Difference, Every Breath, Every Moment, Everything, Existence, Experience, Gift, God, Good, Goodness, Grace, Graces, Grateful, Grateful Person, Gratitude, Hearsay, His Love, Praise, Recognize, Take Nothing For Granted, The Love of God, Thomas Merton, Thought For the Day, Unresponsive, Wonder
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Star-Fall
Star-Fallby Michael DoyleMy impulsive thoughts intrudeEven as I raise my hands in gratitudeArms wide open, I look aboveIn my experience of God’s loveI sing hallelujah in my loudest voiceLifting up my songs, I picked through my choicesKnowing all that you’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, All, Answer, Arms, Call, Choice, Days, Experience, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Hallelujah, Hands, Heavenly Embrace, Humanity, Humility, Impulsive Thoughts, Jesus, Lift, Lost, Love, Poetry and Poems, Praises, Songs, Soul, Star-Fall, Surrender, Voice, Wide Open
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Thought For the Day: Gratitude Bestows Reverence, Allowing Us To Encounter Everyday Epiphanies, Those Transcendent Moments of Awe That Change Forever How We Experience Life and the World
“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” – John Milton
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Tagged Encounter, Epiphanies, Experience, Forever, Gratitude, John Milton, Life, Reverence, The World, Thought For the Day, Transcendent Moments
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Happy Thanksgiving 2024!!
Aloha Promises Forever wishes each and everyone of its readers and their families and friends a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving 2024!! How do you spend your Thanksgiving Day? For my family, we do our very best to always catch … Continue reading
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Tagged Aloha Promises Forever, Annual Dog Show, Blessed, Cheese, Crackers, Faith, Family, Football Game, God, Grateful, Gratitude, Happy Thanksgiving 2024!!, Holidays, Lord, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Meats, Military Dependent, My Daughters, Parade, Recollection, Thanksgiving, The Philippines, Thought For the Day, Wish, Wonderful
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Thought For the Day: Cultivate the Habit of Being Grateful For Every Good Thing That Comes To You, and To Give Thanks Continuously
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
First Principles: Gratitude Is Not Only the Greatest of Virtues, But the Parent of All Others
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Tagged All Others, First Principles, Gratitude, Greatest, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Parent, Virtue
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First Principles: As We Express Our Gratitude, We Must Never Forget That the Highest Appreciation Is Not To Utter Words, But To Live By Them
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
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Tagged Appreciation, Express, First Principles, Forget, Gratitude, John F. Kennedy, Live, Words
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Thanksgiving Contemplation
Thanksgiving Contemplationby Michael DoyleDig up the extra silverwareIt’s the time to take careAs we feast on our fareAnd forget the when and whereA claustrophobic proximityAdds to the instant complexityAs we fight over dinnertimeAnd what exactly rhymesWith the thoughts of gratitudeAs … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Able, Celebrate, Claustrophobic Proximity, Contemplation, Dead, Dinnertime, Eat, Even Better, Family, Fan, Fare, Feast, Fight, Fires Build, Fuss, Glory, Good As It Gets, Grand, Gratitude, Hold Dear, Instant Complexity, Leave A Mark, Lost, Meat, No Doubt, Poetry and Poems, Polarity, Really Matter, Rhymes, Right Attitnude, Rituals Matter, Shatter, Should Be Near, Silverware, Stolen Land, Story, Table, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Together, This Land, Thoughts, Turkey, Vegan, When and Where, Wonder
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Thought For the Day: If A Man Loves the Labour of His Trade, Apart From Any Question of Success or Fame, the Gods Have Called Him
“If a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called him.” -Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, essayist, and poet (13 Nov 1850-1894) — Individuals deeply devoted to their professions without … Continue reading
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