Do not offer a compliment and ask for a favor at the same time. A compliment that is charged for is not valuable.

No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.

I know how hard it is to shoot the basketball, so I've got great appreciation for it.

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.

Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.