The circumstances surrounding your birth is not as important as the opportunity to live life.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Walk together. Feel the heart beats. Experience the presence. This is how to be thankful.
~ Amit Ray
To appreciate pleasure, someone had to experience pain; to appreciate joy, some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love, some had to experience heartache; to appreciate freedom, some had to experience fear.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Enough pain will keep you humble.Enough grief will keep you compassionate.Enough trouble will keep you strong.Enough hardship will keep you grateful.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof on your head, and a dream in your heart, you have everything you need in life.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
When you count your blessings, count life twice.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Count your smiles, not your frowns.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Gracious words refresh, restore and revive the soul.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Life is so much better when we dwell on awe-inspired thoughts.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
We have been blessed with the privilege to live life. May we live to the fullness.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Be thankful.Be grateful.Be joyful.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
The priceless gifts (life, love, joy, goodness, family, nature) are freely given by the Creator.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
We have the keys to open the Heavens door, Bible reading and prayer.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Be thankful and joyful.Be content with life.Make the most of every situation.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A joyful soul, a grateful spirit full of love and light!
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Those who find courage to pursue their dreams, manifest gladness of their souls.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
We savour on great memories of happy times.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
What a joyful adventure!
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Hope is the assurance of positive expectations.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
My greatest privilege is being married to a gentle loving husband. I am very grateful God made our path cross.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
The Holy instructions of the Creator are:(i)Perfect, reviving the soul.(ii)Trustworthy, making wise the simple.(iii)Right, bringing joy to the heart.(iv)Clear, giving insight for living.(v)Pure, bringing everlasting blessings.(vi)True, bringing overflowing hope.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
This moment is spectacular!
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
A birthday is a glorious day filled with good laughter, gladness and great memories.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita