Character Quotes

"Life is benevolent to those that are grateful." ~ Chris W Metz

"Nothing lasts forever, we can either scorn the past or graciously relish the memories." ~ Chris W Metz

"You receive from others based on how much you
appreciate what they have already given you." ~ Chris W Metz

“Let us learn to appreciate fully and often all that we have here and now, lest we will otherwise learn to appreciate it after it’s gone.” ~ Chris W Metz

"If you are not happy with what you have now, you'll never be happier with more." ~ Unknown

“Love seeks its own and in Gratitude finds a home. In this Gratitude we find the joy in existence, Without it, we only exist.” ~ Chris W Metz

“Fill yourself with gratitude and you will never feel lack, fill your heart with love and you leave no room for hate. Unite with everyone by judging no one. Go forward with compassion leaving kindness in your wake. Awake to a higher consciousness and stop asking why. Fill yourself with happiness and you will never need a reason to smile.” ~ Chris W Metz

“To find enlightenment we must affirm our belief we are a loving person. What do loving people do? They live in a state of gratitude. How do we feel when we are thankful for everything? We begin to see the magic and wonder in our life, the small blessings along with the large. We cannot fake these types of feelings or attitudes; it would be foolish to think we could fool ourselves. If we affirm to ourselves we are a loving person and then ignore opportunities to express that belief in our lives than the affirmation or belief is hollow.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“In life, we become successful by the efforts and outpouring of support we receive from those around us. There are many paths to prosperity and success, in all cases one should leave evidence of gratitude along the way. Gratitude provides the nourishment and sustenance for the soul to keep walking onward and it provides a roadmap for those who would follow in our footsteps.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“If one cannot be thankful for what they have, they will never appreciate more. One of the most fundamental lessons we learn in life is how to be happy. If we think happiness comes from expecting and fulfilling every
material wish, we are not likely to be happy at all. The more we come to expect from people, the less likely we are to receive from them, as entitlement is a negative, self-absorbed, selfish state of mind. Only when we stop expecting things from people, are they able to surprise us with their generosity.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“When we demand things through entitlement, the happiness derived from receiving never occurs. This in turn produces a state of wanting and expecting things without any joy from acquiring them. The true irony of living this way, is appreciation only comes when everything that was taken for granted is gone.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“Gratitude has the effect of attracting people to support our cause.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“The consequence of entitlement sets up the experience of great disappointment on a daily basis, when things don’t go as we have expected them.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

"Gratitude - How likely are we to appreciated what we have already come to expect?" ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“If we learn to appreciate and use what we are given, we tend to be rewarded with more. In nature this is evident in all symbiotic relationships. As an organism becomes willing to work in harmony with another, both end up benefiting, creating more complex relationships in which things flow back and forth. What we focus on and harmonize with creates a stronger bond between both.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“Gratitude produces synergistic relationships which act as a conduit from which all good things flow.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“Just as humans continue to give where their gifts are appreciated, why should the life force be any different?” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“When someone fails to count their blessings, counting only the perceived negatives in their life, they rob themselves and others of great joy and contentment with their ungrateful nature.” ~ Chris W Metz

“At times we may find it difficult to rid ourselves of pessimism. By feeling this way our beliefs create the conditions to receive more of the same. The best technique for shifting doubt and pessimism to optimism is through gratitude, it washes away negativity by displacing it. This is best illustrated by the water the flowers not the weeds philosophy. To water those aspects of life we are thankful for assist their growth going forward. Withholding the water of thought and recognition from the undesirable aspects of life allows them to wither away and die. Searching life for all that is good effectively dispels the dark emotions. We should always be thankful for many things such as family, friends, shelter, food, etc.. When all else fails we can always be thankful for the wonderful gift of life and the many experiences it provides.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

It doesn’t matter if the glass is half empty or half full. Be thankful you have a glass and grateful there’s something in it. ~ Unknown

“Gratitude can magically turn your relationships into joyful and meaningful relationships, no matter what state they are in now. Gratitude can miraculously make you more prosperous so that you have the money you need to do the things you want to do. It will increase your health and bring a level of happiness beyond what you’ve ever felt before. Gratitude will work it’s magic to accelerate your career, increase success, and bring about your dream job or whatever it is you want to do. In fact, whatever it is that you want to be, do or have, gratitude is the way to receive it. The magical power of gratitude turns your life into gold!” ~ Rhonda Byrne

“Gratitude produces a content state through the acknowledgement of all good things in our life. It also has the beneficial effect of combating negative emotions as it is difficult to be grateful and angry or depressed at the same time. When we fill ourselves up with the acknowledgement and recognition of all that is good, we allow the feeling of abundance to overflow into our lives. This becomes the conduit for all good things to affect the world around us. By sharing our joy and happiness, instead of anger and resentment common with a scarcity state of mind, we attract to ourselves more positive things in life. This self-reinforcing cycle allows us to focus on what makes us happy and that which we focus on, we
get more of.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Each experience in the abyss contains the great lessons in life. These can only be appreciated by looking back with gratitude on what we have learned from the experience. We must value these lessons as they renew and deepen our faith, strengthen our relationships and allow us to look upon life and the world with a new perspective. When we reflect on the person we are now we must realize we are the result of our trials and tribulations in life. Our character is not
strengthened because of all the experiences when things were normal and uneventful. We will find our character and who we are as a person came about as a result of our lessons in life. We are forged in our moments of challenge and difficulties. If we feel that our life has been nothing but trials and tribulations then we should rejoice in the bounty of lessons learned so far. However, if we continue to experience the same problems over and over again it means that we have not yet learned and appreciated a particular lesson.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss