Crises: Motivation for Innovation

“Crises provides the motivation for innovation. It is a call to change the way you do life.
The most important challenge will be to change yourself as well as to reinvent yourself in the process!
Go ahead! Make the change! Your future self will thank you!”

~ Juanita Bynum,
Singer, Author & Pastor

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One of the Best Prayers Anyone Could Say

“‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot.
Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.”

~ Alice Walker,
Novelist, Short Story Writer,
Poet & Political Activist

The Possibilities in My Future

 

“I’m grateful for all of my friends,
my family and the life that I have,
and the possibilities in my future.”

~ Raquel Welch,
Actress, Singer, Author & Golden Globe Award (1974)

Appreciation for What They Do

“We generally can only work with the people we have.
I’ve learned through years that showing appreciation to all
for what they do goes a really long way.
Being thankful is not an event, it is a way of life.”

~ Tudor Bismark,
Pastor, Speaker, Author, Co-Founder – Jabula New Life Ministries,
Co-Pastor – New Life Covenant Church

Seeing What You Do Have

“When you are grateful – when you can see what you have –
you unlock blessings to flow in your life.”

~ Suze Orman,
Author, Financial Advisor,
Motivational Speaker & Television Host

If …, You’ll End Up Having More

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.
If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”

Oprah Gail Winfrey,
Chairwoman & CEO of Harpo Productions,
Chairwoman, CEO & CCO of Oprah Winfrey Network,
Television Host, Producer, Author, Actress & Philanthropist

Thankfulness: The Beginning of Gratitude

“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude.
Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness.
Thankfulness may consist merely of words.
Gratitude is shown in acts.”

~ Henri Frederic Amiel,
Moral Philosopher, Poet & Critic

Energy for Thankfulness & Giving

“Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit
our energies to giving thanks and just giving.”

~ Amy Grant,
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Author, Media Personality,
Grammy Awards (6X), Gospel Music Association Dove Awards (22X)
& Hollywood Walk of Fame (star)

Our Best Days are Ahead

“I seriously feel like the best days are ahead,
and I like the idea of getting to do everything I did before but with
more knowledge, experience, and street smarts. There’s a certain love,
appreciation, and gratitude that you have at 40 that you don’t
have when you’re younger, and it makes every accomplishment feel so much better.”

~ Jennifer Lynn Lopez,
Actress, Author, Fashion Designer, Dancer, Producer & Singer

A Big Reason for My Life

“People in love look into each other’s souls,
and it is that feeling that I try to capture when I sing.
I listen to the people.
That was a big reason for my life, maybe the main reason,
I’m singing because I love it when people say to me,
‘Thank you.’ I thank them. It’s a marriage.”

~ Julio Iglesias,
a.k.a. Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva
Singer, Songwriter, Guinness Record (3x),
2600+ Certified Gold and Platinum Albums,
Grammy Award, Latin Grammy, World Music Award,
Billboard Awards, Silver Gull, ASCAP,
American Music Award & Lo Nuestro Awards

What You Have: Left or Lost

“Always look at what you have left.
Never look at what you have lost.”

~ Dr. Robert Harold Schuller,
Pastor, Motivational Speaker, Author
& Founder of the Crystal Cathedral

The Size of Your Success

“The size of your success is measured by
the strength of your desire;
the size of your dream;
and how you handle disappointment along the way.”

~ Robert Toru Kiyosaki,
Investor, Businessman, Author, Speaker,
Financial Literacy Activist, & Commentator

A Spirit of Complaining

“When we feel that old spirit of complaining start to bubble up in our hearts,
we need to remind ourselves to take time to thank God for His blessings.”

~ David Jeremiah,
Author, Founder – Turning Point Radio and Television “Ministries”
& Senior Pastor – Shadow Mountain Community Church

Never Taking it for Granted

“There’s so much to appreciate about my life every single day,
and I make a big point of taking time to smell the roses
and noticing how lucky I am.
I never want to take that for granted.”

~ Josie Maran,
Model, Actress, Entrepreneur
& Founder -Josie Maran Cosmetics

An Opera in the Cotton Fields

“I used to work in the cotton fields a lot when I was young.
There were a lot of African Americans working out there.
A lot of Mexicans
– the blacks and the whites and the Mexicans,
all out there singing,
and it was like an opera in the cotton fields,
and I can still hear it in the music that I write and play today.”

~ Willie Hugh Nelson,
Singer-Songwriter, Author, Poet, Actor, and Activist

Perpetual Thankfulness

“I am grateful for what I am and have.
My thanksgiving is perpetual.”

~ Henry David Thoreau
Author, Poet, Philosopher,
Abolitionist, Naturalist, Tax Resister,
Surveyor, and Historian

With a Full Heart

“Greet every morning with open arms
and say thanks every night with a full heart.
Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used,
not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.

~ Regina Brett,
Author, Newspaper Columnist & Inspirational Speaker

Happiness: The Bomb Cosmetic!

“Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I’m smiling,
sometimes I’m giving thanks for all the things
I have rather than worrying about the things I don’t.”

~ Yaya DaCosta,
a.k.a. Camara DaCosta Johnson
Actress & Model

Friends, Family, Good Health & Louboutins

“At Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list
and say I’m grateful for friends, family and good health.
Then, I get more superficial… like being thankful for my Louboutins.”

~ Christie Brinkley
a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,Author & Entrepreneur

~ Have a blissful Thanksgiving celebration! I am grateful for you and your ‘follow’. Thank-you!

A Grateful Heart

“Your grateful heart opens the door for many more blessings to come.”

~ Victoria Osteen,
Co-Pastor, Author, Philanthropist &
Founder, Lakewood Church Women’s Ministry

True Desire in The Heart

“Say thank you in advance for what is already yours. …
True desire in the heart for anything good is God’s proof to you
sent beforehand that it’s already yours. …
When you get it, reach back, pull someone else up.
Each one, teach one. Don’t just aspire to make a living,
aspire to make a difference.”

~ Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.,
Golden Globe Awards (2x), Tony Award,
Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor

For Today, Be Thankful

“Today, I am thankful for today!

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Persistent, Unshakeable Gratitude

“Opportunities, relationships, even money flowed my way when I learned
to be grateful, no matter what happened in my life..”

~ Oprah Winfrey,
Chairwoman & CEO of Harpo Productions,
Chairwoman, CEO & CCO of Oprah Winfrey Network,
Television Host, Producer, Author, Actress & Philanthropist

Really Loyal

“You have to be really loyal to the people
that supported you when you were coming up.”

~ Sylvester Stallone,
Actor, Screenwriter, Producer, and Director

My Strength & Stay

“My husband has, quite simply,
been my strength and stay all these years,
and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.”

~ Elizabeth II,
Queen of the United Kingdom
& the other Commonwealth realms,
Longest-Reigning Queen Regnant in History &,
Longest-Reigning British Monarch

Seems Like a Miracle

“I’m now in my 43rd year in this business,
so it seems like a miracle that I still get to do it.
I feel great gratitude that it’s all still happening.”

(2011 TV Guide Interview)

~ A Martinez
a.k.a Adolfo Larrue Martinez III ,
Actor, Singer & Daytime Emmy Award (1990),
ALMA Awards (2000, 2001, 2002)

What I Do Have is Great

“I don’t have a ton of friends,
but the friends I have are great ones.
I don’t have huge family,
but the family I have is a great one.”

~ Alicia Keys
a.k.a. Alicia Augello Cook,
Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer & Actress

Each One As Delightful …

“Each ‘TODAY’ really is YOUR day; make each one as delightful as you possibly can.”

~ Michelle ‘Chaella’ Boddie,
Blogger, Visual Artist,
Christmas Decor Stylist & Website Design Editor

Preserving Gratefulness

“There’s so much that you can get mad about.
Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful.”

~ Mariska Magdolna Hargitay,
Joyful Heart Foundation – Founder & President, Actress, Miss Beverly Hills USA (1982),
Emmy Award (2006), Golden Globe Award (2005), Gracie Allen Award (2004, 2009, 2014),
Muse Award (2012), Prism Award (2007), Star on the Walk of Fame (2013)

For That Chance

“If I can play a little part in the world’s healing,
and making it a better place than when I came,
then I just thank God for that chance.”

~ Mariska Magdolna Hargitay,
Joyful Heart Foundation – Founder & President, Actress, Miss Beverly Hills USA (1982),
Emmy Award (2006), Golden Globe Award (2005), Gracie Allen Award (2004, 2009, 2014),
Muse Award (2012), Prism Award (2007), Star on the Walk of Fame (2013)

His Dreams & Destiny

“May all of God’s dreams for you come to pass.
May His destiny for you never be thwarted.”

~ Rory & Wendy Alec,
Founders, GOD TV

Laughing & Counting Them

“I laugh a lot and count my blessings.”

~ Cheryl Ladd,
Actress, Singer and Author

A Priceless Gift

“Friendship is a priceless gift that cannot be bought nor sold,
but its value is far greater than a mountain made of gold;
for gold is cold & lifeless – it can neither see nor hear,
in time of trouble its powerless to cheer –
it has no ears to listen, no heart to understand,
it cannot bring you comfort or reach out a helping hand.
So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if God sends not diamonds,
pearls or riches but the love of real true friends.”

~ Muhammad Ali
a.k.a Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.,
Boxer & Heavyweight Champion of the World (1964-1979, 3X)

Your Future, Predicted

“The best way to predict your future is to create it”

~ Peter F. Drucker,
Author, Writer,
Management Consultant & Professor

Noble Souls are Grateful

“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”

~ Aesop,
Fabulist/& Storyteller

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Returning Thanks

“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

~ Saint Ambrose,
Bishop

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Grateful for the Sparks

“At times our own light goes out
and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude
of those who have lighted the flame within us.”

~ Albert Schweitzer,
Theologian, Organist, Philosopher,
Physician, Philanthropist, and Medical Missionary

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Are You Gratitude-Rich?

“It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.”

~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
Pastor, Theologian, & anti-Nazi Dissident

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The Best of All

“The best cookies of all, in the world,
are the ones my daughter Sally makes.
They come out all uniform with nice little air holes.”

~ Willard Scott ,
Weather Presenter, Television & Radio personality, Clown/Performer

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For Her, Every Day

“Marriage has made me a lot happier
and I’m deeply in love with my wife,
I thank God for her every day.”

~ Harry Connick, Jr.
a.k.a Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr.,
Singer, Pianist, Composer/Arranger & Actor

Every Human’s Life

“Every man’s life
ends the same way.
It is only the details
of how he lived
and how he died
that distinguish one man from another.”

~ Ernest Miller Hemingway,
Author, Journalist
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, recipient (1953)
Nobel Prize in Literature, recipient (1954)

Hearty Habit

“Gratitude is a habit of the heart.”

~ Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville,
Political Thinker & Historian

Audible Gratitude

Gertrude Stein, age 3

“Silent gratitude
isn’t very much
to anyone.”

~ Gertrude Stein,
Art Collector, Publisher,
Poet, Author & Journalist

Counting Rainbows

“Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms.”

~ Alyssa Knight,
Kid, Quoter

Simple, Yet Powerful

“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest,
yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.”

~ Randy Pausch,
Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction & Design,
Author, Creator of Alice software project,
Co-Founder of CMU Entertainment Technology Center,
Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award recipient, &
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education

Small Pleasures

“When you become grateful for small pleasures,
your outlook changes
and opportunities seem to open up
everywhere, in your life.”

~ Jodi LeBlanc,
Blogger

Sweet Shortcuts

“Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside.
No matter what is going on outside of us, there’s always something we could be grateful for.”

~ Barry Neil Kaufman,
Author & Teacher

Eyes of Gratitude

“When you look at life through eyes of gratitude, the world becomes a magical and amazing place.”

~ Jennifer Gayle

Crank Your Faith!

“‘Thanking’ is cranking the engine of faith.”

~ Jentzen Franklin,
Author & Pastor

Extreme Gratitude

“The practice of extreme gratitude can lead to
joy in the face of adversity,
unshakable inner peace
and unwavering freedom.”

~ Jodi LeBlanc,
Blogger

Gratitude Moments

“A moment of gratitude
makes a difference in your attitude.”

~ Bruce Wilkinson,
Arthur, Teacher,
Founder of Dream for Africa,
& Founder of Teach Every Nation

Every Day Thanks

“Take the time every day to be thankful for everything that you have.
You can always have more however, you could, also, have less.”

~ Unknown

Unlocking the Fullness of Life

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”

~ Melody Beattie,
Author

Wear Gratitude?

“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.”

~ Rumi a.k.a Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī,
Poet, Jurist and Theologian

Live By Them

“As we Express our Gratitude, we must Never Forget
that the Highest Appreciation is not to Utter Words,
… to Live By Them.”

~ John F. Kennedy,
35th President of the United States (1961-1963)

Common Days Become Thanksgiving

“Gratitude can transform
common days into Thanksgiving,
turn routine jobs into joy,
and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”

~ William Arthur Ward,
Author, Educator & Motivational Speaker

When He Started Counting His Blessings …

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

~ Willie Hugh Nelson,
Singer-Songwriter, Author, Poet, Actor, and Activist

A Quiet Joy

“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.”

~ Ralph H. Blum,
Writer & Cultural Anthropologist

Grateful, Not Hateful

“You’ve got to look for the good in the bad,
the happy in your sad,
the gain in your pain,
and what makes you grateful, not hateful.”

~ Karen Salmansohn,
Author

Choose Gratitude

“Today, I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart,
the peace that rest within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says, “All things are possible.””

~ Unknown

Touching Heaven

“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant,
to enact gratitude is generous and noble,
yet to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.

~ Johannes A. Gaertner,
Aesthetician, Art Educational Theorist, Professor of Art History

Character & Skill

“Hire character. Train skill.”

~ Peter Schutz,
Motivational Speaker, Co-Founder of Harris and Schutz Inc.,
& President and CEO of Porsche (1981 – 1986)

$10,000 Worth of Advertising

“One customer, well taken care of, could be
more valuable than $10,000 worth of advertising.”

~ Emmanuel James “Jim” Rohn,
Entrepreneur, Author and Motivational Speaker

Make Optimism a Way of Life

Lucille Ball and John Wayne

“One of the things I learned the hard way
was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged.
Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life
can restore your faith in yourself.”

~ Lucille Désirée Ball,
Comedienne, Model,
Film and Television Actress
and Studio Executive

Positive Mind, Positive Life

“You cannot live a positive life, with a negative mind.” ~ Unknown

“You cannot live a positive life, with a negative mind.”

~ Author Unknown,

Is Your Personality Fragrant?

“A person, however learned and qualified in his life’s work, in whom gratitude is absent,
is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant.”

~ Hazrat Inayat Khan,
Classical Musician

Having Nothing, Having Everything

“Two things define you:
your patience when you have nothing, and
your attitude when you have everything.”

~ Luciane,
HomeBunch Founder, Editor & Blogger,
Houzz Writer & Interior Décor Entrepreneur

For What You Do Have, …

“Be grateful for what you do have,
and you will find it increases.
I like to bless with love all that is in my life right now:
my home, the heat, water, light, telephone, furniture,
plumbing, appliances, clothing, transportation, jobs,
the money I do have, friends, my ability to see and feel,
and taste and touch, and walk
and to enjoy this incredible planet.”

~ Louise L. Hay,
Author

Soul Colors

“Emotions are the colors of the soul.”

~ William Paul Young,
Author

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Happiness Is …

“Happiness cannot be
traveled to,
owned,
earned,
worn
or consumed.

Happiness is
the spirtual experience
of living
every minute
with love,
grace,
and
gratitude.”

~ Denis Waitley,
Motivational Speaker,
Consultant and Author

Being Ikce Wicasa

Richard Leo Twiss, (Taoyate Ob Najin: “He Stands with His People”)

“In Lakota tradition it is anathema to become a bigshot — arrogant, boastful, proud, highminded, etcetera. To be humble, simple, “one of the guys” is to be a common man, Ikce Wicasa — it is a thing to be sought after, … in my life, I strive to be Ikce Wicasa —“common man.” ”

~ Richard Leo Twiss, (Taoyate Ob Najin: “He Stands with His People”)
Educator, Author, Christian Minister,
Public Speaker, Co-Founder and President of Wiconi International

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When We ‘Metamorphose’

“Everyone is like a caterpillar
that transmutes into a butterfly.
We start out limited and awkward.
Then, when we ‘metamorphose’,
(transform from the inside to the outside)
become our best selves.”

~ Michelle ‘Chaella’ Boddie,

A Child’s Gift

“When a child gives you a gift,
even if it is just a rock
they just picked up,
show gratitude.
It might be the only thing they have to give,
and they have chosen to give it to you.”

~ Dean Jackson,
Author

See What Blessing is Going to Come

“I am so blessed. I’ve been way over-blessed.
At 64 years old, I look forward to going to bed
every night so I can wake up in the morning
and see what blessing is going to come my way
that day. Because you never, ever know what
God’s got in store for you.”

~ Paula Deen
Celebrity Chef and Cooking Show Host

Are You Grateful?

If you are grateful for everything, then whatever you have is enough.

~ J. Baadsgaard