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“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.”
― Douglas Wood

“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.

The more we say thanks, the more we find to be thankful for.

And the more we find to be thankful for, the happier we become.

We don't give thanks because we're happy.

We are happy because we give thanks.”
― Douglas Wood, The Secret of Saying Thanks

“Most prayers are not really questions...and if we listen very closely, a prayer is often its own answer. ...We pray because we are here - not to change the world, but to change ourselves. Because it is when we change ourselves...that the world is changed.”
― Douglas Wood

“There's a willow tree that stands by my river
She holds me in her arms when I am cold.
And we listen to the sounds
Of the pebbles on the ground,
And I know what it means to be old.”
― Douglas Wood

“We do not give thanks because we are happy.  We are happy because we give thanks."   --Douglas Wood”
― Douglas Wood

“The important thing to remember is that the words will always be right if they are real and true and come from the heart.”
― Douglas Wood, Grandad's Prayers of the Earth

“Like the trees and winds and waters, we pray because we are here - not to change the world, but to change ourselves. Because it is when we change ourselves....that the world is changed.”
― Douglas Wood, Grandad's Prayers of the Earth