Michael Josephson
Michael Josephson
Michael Josephsonis a former law professor and attorney who founded the nonprofit Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics located in Los Angeles, California, out of which he operates as a speaker and lecturer on the subject of ethics. The institute is named after his parents...
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gratitude appreciation expectations
Our expectation of the gratitude of others for what we've done for them is sometimes exaggerated because of our deep desire for appreciation and approval. When our good work or good deeds go unrewarded by hoped for praise, we feel like failures so we treat those who denied us our due as betrayers.
gratitude blessing way
The best way to show true gratitude for all our blessings is to be genuinely happy.
gratitude appreciation done
When was the last time you wrote a thank you note? When was the last time you went beyond a mechanical "thank you" to express authentic gratitude? We can enrich the lives of others and ourselves by making it a habit to express genuine appreciation for what others have done for us.
gratitude appreciation caring
Our obligation to others and a gift to ourselves is to acknowledge and authentically express genuine appreciation for courtesies, caring and concern others have given us.
gratitude grateful thinking
It is not enough that we express our gratitude, we must experience it. We truly honor the must think about our blessings, separately and cumulatively It is not enough to count our blessings and express our gratitude if we don't truly feel grateful.
gratitude grateful heart
Discipline yourself to start each day identifying something to be grateful about. The world opens to those who approach it with a grateful heart.
gratitude grateful people
It is easier to be grateful for the things we have than to the people who have helped us get them.
gratitude expectations debt
Never do anything for another with the expectation of gratitude. The expectation itself turns the gift into an exchange and suggests a debt is owed you.
leadership sports children
Surround our children with a message of honor
kindness water loving-kindness
You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.
motivational determination past
Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.
new-year opportunity years
Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New year will bring new opportunities.
motivational character thinking
People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.
dad father play
Being a father is the most important role I will ever play and if I don't do this well, no other thing I do really matters.