"At spare moments in the day, make it a point to contemplate the loss of whatever you value in life. It can make you realize, if only for a time, how lucky you are - how much you have to be thankful for, almost regardless of your circumstances..."

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Source : "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy". Book by William Braxton Irvine, October 7, 2008.

William Braxton Irvine

#Gratitude Quotes #Loss Quotes #Being Thankful Quotes

“I collect a lot of art.”
“Radio astronomers study radio waves from space using sensitive antennas and receivers, which give them precise information about what an astronomical object is and where it is in our night sky. And just like the signals that we send and receive here on Earth, we can convert these transmissions into sound using simple analog techniques.”
“I never wanted to be home-schooled. I didn't like the idea of being home-schooled. It would only separate myself even further from the real world, and that's never what I wanted.”
“the world exercises dominion by force and Christ and Christians conquer by service.”
“Children with Autism aren't missing. Instead, they are off making discoveries”
“My father's a protector. My father's old-school. He's a cowboy.”
“This is not rocket science - climate science is very simple. A 12-year-old could probably understand this subject [of climate change].”
“Why did we do that to Pluto? We had it good with Pluto.”

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