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161 " Gratitude doesn't change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors. "
― Richelle E. Goodrich , Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
162 " Gratitude is the real treasure God wants us to find, because it isn't the pot of gold but the rainbow that colors our world. "
163 " You were formed inside a borrowed womb—a nourishing safe haven for months—then delivered through painful effort and sacrifice by a woman willing to give you the precious gift of life. That truth alone deserves your gratitude and respect. "
164 " Laugh as if it's funny, embrace as if it's love, and smile anyway. "
165 " Optimism: That effervescent, blindingly- bright, perky, chipper, twittering quality you want to squash out of annoying people. "
166 " Five truly effective prescriptions to remedy a bad day. (You can't overdose.)—Pray; discuss your troubles with God.—List your blessings. (The blue sky, soft cookies, warm socks, etc.)—Call your mom.—Visit an animal shelter and hug a lonely cat.—Visit a nursing home and hug a lonely grandparent. "
167 " Yes, happiness is dependent upon misery. For we all feel a swell of happiness after our circumstances improve from a misery recently suffered. "
168 " I am grateful for the rare opportunities to look at my circumstances from a higher perspective, one detached from the dim outlook I normally insist on seeing. These periodic glimpses show me life's grandeur. "
169 " The place where you continually return for love and acceptance—that's home. "
170 " Nothing else has the power to calm, comfort, and care for you better than home. "
171 " Your body and spirit, subconscious and conscious—every portion of you recognizes home. That is why on the moment of arrival, your entire being relaxes into a contented puddle of joy. "
172 " Happiness is simply a habit of looking on the brighter side of everything. "
173 " The power of a smile is such that even drawing a happy face on a piece of paper makes your lips turn up. "
174 " Christmas, when observed with the right spirit, still has the power to call miracles from Heaven to Earth. "
175 " Had she any respect for him at all, his words would've affected her. But no value accompanies comments spewed from the mouth of a brute. "
176 " To encourage me is to believe in me, which gives me the power to defeat dragons. "
177 " A session of boasting won't attract any real friends. It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target. "
178 " Life is just repeated attempts at trying to do better. "
179 " It's an unfortunate fact that I'm easily discouraged. But the fortunate truth is I'm stubborn as hell and near impossible to sway in my resolve. "
180 " Tomorrow is an illusion suggesting that another chance always exists. It is a dangerously false illusion. "