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> [Maybe we're not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/maybe-we-re-not-supposed-to-be-happy-maybe-gratitude-has-nothing-to/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

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## More by Meredith Grey

> [Communication. It's the first thing we really learn in life. Funny thing is, once we grow up, learn our words and really start talking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/communication-it-s-the-first-thing-we-really-learn-in-life-funny/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

> [Maybe we're not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/maybe-we-re-not-supposed-to-be-happy-maybe-gratitude-has-nothing-to/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

> [Okay, here it is, your choice... it's simple, her or me, and I'm sure she is really great. But Derek, I love you, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/okay-here-it-is-your-choice-it-s-simple-her-or-me-and-i-m-sure-she-is/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

> [Sometimes reality has a way of sneaking up and biting us in the ass. And when the dam bursts, all you can do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/sometimes-reality-has-a-way-of-sneaking-up-and-biting-us-in-the-ass/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

> [Maybe we accept the dream has become a nightmare. We tell ourselves that reality is better. We convince ourselves it's better that wenever dream…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/maybe-we-accept-the-dream-has-become-a-nightmare-we-tell-ourselves/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

> [A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow, he said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/a-couple-of-hundred-years-ago-benjamin-franklin-shared-with-the-world/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

> [You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be, white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/you-know-how-when-you-were-a-little-kid-and-you-believed-in-fairy/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

> [Pain, you just have to ride it out, hope it goes away on its own, hope the wound that caused it heals. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/pain-you-just-have-to-ride-it-out-hope-it-goes-away-on-its-own-hope/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

> [Life is not a spectator sport; win, lose or draw, the game is in progress whether we want it to be or not. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/life-is-not-a-spectator-sport-win-lose-or-draw-the-game-is-in/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

> [Here's my heart and soul, please grind them into hamburger, and enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-grey/here-s-my-heart-and-soul-please-grind-them-into-hamburger-and-enjoy/)

[Meredith Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-grey/)

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