I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time. Every day that dawns is a gift to me and I take it in that way. I accept it gratefully without looking beyond it. I completely forget my physical suffering and all the unpleasantness of my present condition and I think only of the joy of seeing the sun rise once more and of being able to work a little bit, even under difficult conditions.
Henri MatisseTags: joy suffering illness healing gift surgery gratefulness operation
The worst gift I was given is when I got out of rehab that Christmas; a bottle of wine. It was delicious.
Craig FergusonTags: christmas alcohol wine gift rehab
How little we understand
of the gifts we have been given
or the shape of the path
we took to reach our salvation.
Tags: road spiritual salvation path legacy gift
A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect.
Jonathan Lockwood HuieTags: love wonderful openness expectations gift
You all have a gift. It's free. It's the gift of song.
Christine E. SchulzeTags: music free magic song inspirational-life gift last silver stag
Some men are so willing to know their future,
but unwilling to face the fear of their own death.
Tags: curse gift knowing-the-future
One true king knew when to step aside and give up the reins of power—to remove his crown and relinquish his kingdom—all for the sake of glimpsing, just once in a lifetime, the face of a holy child.
He was the Fourth to follow the Star.
His gift was a secret.
The rest of his journey is unknown.
Tags: wisdom star christmas magic wise holy gift king kings magi wise-men christmas-star holy-child three-kings three-wise-men
Gifts of the heart can't be claimed by anyone except the giver.
Nicholas SparksSomeone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.
Mary OliverGift giving is a true art.
1. You need to understand the person to whom you intend to give the gift.
2. You need to know what they truly want.
3. You must be able to give it to them.
Anything less is a symptom of varying degrees, on your part, of ignorance, distance, or insult.
But if you cannot afford the right gift, telling the person what you would do if you could, justifies everything—as you present that not-so-perfect substitute.
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