Appreciation Quotes - Page 16

It doesn't matter how you conceive of divinity. It only matters that you see it in everything, including yourself.

Achieving your goal should always be of secondary importance. Your focus should be on becoming the kind of person deserving of the goal.

You can't achieve anything deeply satisfying without a drawn-out process leading up to it- and yet process demands a goal. You can't love one without at least appreciating the other.

Life should not be measured by duration alone but by donation also, by what you do during your lifetime.

I had a dream that I knew it all…but then I woke up and appreciated the fact that I didn’t know everything because then there would be nothing left to discover in life.

Subject and object are not separate—so-called objective reality is projected by our subjective Consciousness.

Every being experiences themselves as the center of their experience. Consciousness is what lies at our very core, and connects us all to each other. We may appear to be separate and individual because of the various forms our Consciousness inhabits, but below the surface the substance of our being is one and the same.

Ideas and dreams are only valuable after they have been acted on.

You will fall short of achieving your goals if your focus is fragmented and your attention, energy, and concentration diversified.

For it falls outThat what we have we prize not to the worthWhiles we enjoy it, but being lacked and lost,Why, then we rack the value, then we findThe virtue that possession would not show usWhile it was ours.

your responsibility is simply to find how things work and those who are already successful then model their beliefs, behaviour, attitude, philosophies and actions and you’ll get similar results

Although a decision is often viewed as the turning point, it is action that creates tangible results.

Once you have known sorrow, you will appreciate happiness.

Staying true to your dream by using your mental, emotional and physical strength is discipline in action. You express it through focus, grit, self-control, persistence, perseverance, and willpower.

Now, remember: they're not for eating, but for listening, because you'll often be hungry for sounds as well as food. Here are street noises at night, train whistles from a long way off, dry leaves burning, busy department stores, crunching toast, creaking bed springs, and of course, all kinds of laughter. There's a little of each, and in far off, lonely places, I think you will be glad to have them.

In selecting any goal you should focus on the reason – without a compelling reason your resolve will weaken.

In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued."(From a speech read on video on August 31, 1995 before the NGO Forum on Women, Beijing, China)

This is how women self-sabotage and self-destruct. Unless we have constant witnesses to our hard work, we are convinced we pull off every day of our lives through smoke and mirrors. (27)

Remind yourself of how awesome you are by celebrating your experiences and moments.

I live to enjoy life by the littlest things, feeling the grass between my toes, breathing fresh air, watching the wind sway the trees, enjoying the company of loved ones, a deep conversation, getting lost in a good book, going for a walk in nature, watching my kids grow up. Just the feeling itself of being alive, the absolute amazing fact that we are here right now, breathing, thinking, doing.

Your wisdom decides the quality of your decisions.

You already have the abundance of life in you, and each day you must decide to live abundantly by choosing not to live in the past, by never taking counsel of your fear, and most importantly by seeing the greatness within you and embracing it.

We all have within ourselves the inclination to try to pass the blame to others when things don’t work in our favour. The ultimate challenge comes from suppressing this innate desire and replacing it with accountability and ownership for all things, good or bad.

The same tongue that tastes a cube of sugar when it is placed in a small cup of water and appreciates it is the same tongue that tells the same cube of sugar how tasteless it is when it is placed in a large volume of water.

You need courage because at various moments in your life you might need to attempt something new, push yourself outside your comfort zone, challenge the status quo, change your story, or overcome your fear.

Effort will always triumph over unapplied potential.

You don’t have to allow the drama and events of the economy, others people’s lives, and external circumstances to limit your potential and rob you of the life you deserve.

All anyone really wants is to feel appreciated. So if you want to create real, long-lasting relationships, do that.

Consistency in action is an essential component of success.

Money, fame and personal possessions should never be your metric for measuring your passion.

The discovery of your life’s purpose is your ultimate pathway to an extraordinary life. You were born an original, so quit conforming to the expectations of others.

Art Is One if Life's Richest Offerings. For those who have not the talent to create, there is appreciation.

Your perspective determines your experiences, attitude and the quality of your life.

A mediocre idea acted on is of more value than a handful of brilliant ideas that remain in your mind.

Success is a product of inspiration, and if you can keep yourself inspired you can achieve any dream or goal

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

The Appreciation Meditation is the first step towards allowing and encouraging your inner nature to come to the surface of your mind.

Practice appreciation for who you are and what you have… and allow your life to unfold in the most amazing way.

Appreciate the things and people in your life while remaining independent of them. Give thanks for them, but realize that they do not complete you. Only you can complete you.

Affirm yourself every day (especially after every setback) because no one else will do it for you.

Sometimes all you need is someone who is willing to listen to you without advising or judging you.

Forgiveness is really about absolution: to set free. But if you look carefully at the dynamic, the one you’re setting free is yourself.

You can't truly appreciate the top if you've never hit rock bottom.

Life is so much better when we dwell on awe-inspired thoughts.

Loosing is part of winning. You will have to walk through the shadow of failure to get to he winning side.

Turn on your dream machine and let your imagination do what it does best – create.

Wake up each morning celebrating. Navigate through your day with a celebratory attitude and end each day in celebration.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that your dreams, desires or goals are more important than fear.

Start every day by making a list of all the experiences you will fill your day with and make an effort to achieve them.

Anything in your life achieved too soon or too freely with little sacrifice is lost too quickly

The effective use of time is the best-kept secret of those who have created a successful life and continue to experience it every day.

It’s difficult to accept full responsibility and apportion blame at the same time – you have to choose one.

All of Nature follows perfectly geometric laws. The Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Peruvian, Mayan, and Chinese cultures were well aware of this, as Phi—known as the Golden Ratio or Golden Mean—was used in the constructions of their sculptures and architecture.

What you do consistently shapes your life.

My life is wondrous, and I appreciate it every day!

The single greatest cause of happiness is gratitude.

My prayer is an attitude of pure gratitude for having the opportunity to experience life on this earth with all its pain, heartache, worry, and turmoil; coupled with this gratitude is the thankfulness for just having the opportunity to have lived. That is fairly easy on good days but difficult when life puts rocks and boulders in the road.

When we see one another as different aspects of ourselves—as ourselves experiencing a different situation and circumstance—we develop a love, a connection, and a unity that allows us to see beyond the various forms, as well as the various ways that someone may act out when they have forgotten their connection and their formless nature. If you look at another in this light, you will see a Being that is just like you, looking back at you

We can only live life when we understand life.