Thanksgiving is recognition of a debt that cannot be paid.

We express thanks, whether or not we are able otherwise to reimburse

the giver. When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not

just the formality of a polite “thank you,” it is the recognition of

dependence.

- Billy Graham

Do not spoil what you have by

desiring what you have not;

remember that what you now

have was once among the things

you only hoped for.

- Epicurus

In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying

to pay back the people in this world who sustain our

lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender

before the miraculous scope of human generosity

and to just keep saying thank you, forever and

sincerely, for as long as we have voices.

- Elizabeth Gilbert

Gratitude is the least of all virtues,

but ingratitude is the worst of vices.

- Thomas Fuller

If you can’t be content with what you have received,

be thankful for what you have escaped.

- Author unknown

Gratitude takes nothing for granted, is never unresponsive,

is constantly awakening to new wonder and to praise of the goodness of God.

For the grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by

experience. And that is what makes all the difference.

- Thomas Merton

Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more.

It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...

It makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

- Melody Beattie

True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience.”

- Oprah Winfrey

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