Life is beautiful… even after everything. Sometimes you need to look harder to see the beauty. If you’re barely making it through today, read these quotes about life. Your resilience (and the fact that you’re still here, even after everything) is a kind of beautiful too.

You might carry the accumulation of years in your body and on your face, but you can stay young at heart and not let the years weigh on your spirit. That’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen anyone do. Take these quotes about growing old. They’ll encourage you to live your life while you’re living it. It’s one of the wisest things you could ever do.

The best Christmas gifts carry more weight than gold and can’t be tied with a bow. Make this holiday season less about your presents, and more about the presence of your mind, heart, and soul. Give what really matters: your attention, your kindness, your appreciation.

Repeat these Sanskrit mantras for more peace inside and out. Use them in your meditation or whenever you need them. You don’t need to be grateful for why or how you hurt, but you can learn to be grateful for the paths you choose to walk down now.

Gratitude has long been praised for its ability to induce happiness and peace, even in harsh conditions, and positive psychologists point to gratitude as a reliable path to a happier life. Get intentional about your happiness, and discover why writing in a gratitude journal is a habit worth embracing.

Gratitude doesn't change everything, but it does change YOU. And when you change, everything seems... different. Read these quotes about gratitude to remember: when you appreciate what you love, you're asking for more of it to flow through your life.