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Gratitude.


Let us rise up and be thankful thank·ful  
adj.
1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.

2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile.
, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and If we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick at least we didn't die; so, let us be thankful.

--Attributed to the Buddha (quoted in Words of Gratitude Gratitude
agrimony

traditional symbol for gratitude. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172]

Androcles

because he had once extracted a thorn from its paw, the lion refrained from attacking Androcles in the arena. [Rom. Lit.
 by Robert A. Emmons and Joanna Joanna, in the Bible
Joanna, in the New Testament.

1 Wife of Herod's steward Chuza. She was a follower of Jesus and was one who found the tomb empty.

2 Ancestor of St. Joseph.
 Hill, Templeton Foundation Press)
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Title Annotation:spirituality cafe
Author:Schlumpf, Heidi
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Date:Aug 1, 2007
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