Definition: ready to acknowledge a kindness received; grateful; appreciative
Quotes:
• Thank you for finding room for me in your dreams. You’re always welcome in mine, too. — Orson Scott Card (1951-) The Ships of Earth {1994}
• Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. — Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) American cleric & speaker
Exercise:
Write out a list of what you are thankful for.
• I am thankful for the following [things].
> > For the plenty of Mother Earth, I am grateful.
• I am thankful for the following [beings].
> > The love I feel for these friends is healing. I thank them for their support and companionship.
• I am thankful for the following [experiences].
> > I know it is through experiences that I grow. I am thankful for the happy and peaceful times in my life.
> > I am also grateful for my difficulties and disappointments because I know some of my greatest blessings have come from encompassing them.
• I am thankful for my [positive qualities].
> > I realize I have some of them as gifts. I have others because of my choices. I will continue to strive to enhance my values.
• I am thankful for my self, my ideas, my heart, and my life. I will cheerfully and faithfully continue to grow.