Keep your eyes open to your mercies.
The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Everything is a miracle,
not just the beautiful and lovely things.
- Anonymous
Nature cannot be tricked or cheated.
She will give up to you the object of your struggles
only after you have paid her price.
- Napoleon Hill
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns,
or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
- Anonymous (falsely attributed to Abraham Lincoln)
Further reading: Is your glass of life half empty? Or half full?
What One Emphasizes
Plant Flowers
Seeing Unexpected Beauty
