“Appreciation is telling them they look great, and making them feel it too. When you stop appreciating your partner, problems will arise. When you stop appreciating your partner, they will notice that you’re no longer actively choosing them.”— Danielle Ortiz-Geis, thoughtcatalog.com
“After everything that's happened, how can the world still be so beautiful? Because it is.”— Margaret Atwood, amazon.com
“They know how to savor a moment. Sex is something to be enjoyed, not rushed through. If someone new you're dating takes the time to enjoy life’s moments, even if it’s watching a movie with you, they’ll appreciate hanging out in the bedroom (and working hard to make sure it's just right).”— Sarah Kelsey, slice.ca
“You’re not hoping things will get better. You’re not waiting for the new job, for the salary bump, for the move to the different city, or for the next trip to improve things. You’re grateful for what you have right now with your partner.”— Clayton Olson, thoughtcatalog.com
“You don’t have to wonder if he appreciates you. It’s totally clear that he does. Even though you’ve been together for what feels like forever, he hasn’t stopped saying ‘Thank you.’ He’ll never take for granted anything you do for him and, even though you don’t expect it, he’ll always try to return t…”— Lesley Marchant, glamour.co.za
“As we strain to grasp the things we desire, the things we think will make our life better, money, popularity, fame, we ignore the things that truly matter. The simple things like friendship, family, love, the things we probably already had.”— Lucas Scott, amazon.com
“It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.”— Oscar Wilde, amazon.com
“Maybe we’re not supposed to be happy, maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is, appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe we’re thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we’r…”— Shonda Rhimes, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com
“I live for the little moments in between. Opening the drapes in the morning and watching the first sunlight of the day filter in through the window. Sitting down on my yoga mat with a cup of tea, not in my practice yet but just breathing in the steam from the cup, anticipating the breath and movemen…”— Rachel Brathen, instagram.com
“The experts’ advice on improving a marriage? To focus on the four As— attention, appreciation, affection, and attraction.”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com
“By being so focused on how things ‘could be,’ we are under-appreciating how great things already are.”— Timber Hawkeye, amazon.com
“We walk by beautiful flowers and trees every day without looking at them. We rush through our day without even saying hi to most of the people we see. We take a lot for granted.”— Ellen Degeneres, amazon.com
“You will always be okay! Money and material things come to you when you dare to trust in life’s ability to take you exactly where you need to go. When we live in fear we create tense vibrations that keep the things we long for at a distance. Worrying is praying for what we don’t want to happen. Focu…”— Rachel Brathen, amazon.com
“What you feel about another person, what you think or say about another person, what you do to another person – you do to you. Give judgment and criticism and you give it to yourself. Give love and appreciation to another person or anything, and you give it to yourself.”— Rhonda Byrne, amazon.com