When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive — to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
I'll tell you how the sun rose, — a ribbon at a time.
ED Emily DickinsonPoet · 1830–1886What this quote means
Dickinson savors a sunrise piece by piece. Slowing down to notice small beauties is itself a quiet form of gratitude.
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American poet whose compact, luminous verses on hope and the inner life were mostly published after her death.
This line is among the quotes by Emily Dickinson that readers return to on gratitude — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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