Gratitude Quotes

If you have food in your fridge, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of the world. If you have money in the bank, your wallet, and some spare change, you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million people who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the agony of imprisonment or torture, or the horrible pangs of starvation, you are luckier than 500 million people alive and suffering. If you can read this message you are more fortunate than 3 billion people in the world who cannot read it at all.

My world is brighter, and more beautiful because of you.

There’s a difference between pretty and beautiful. When someone is pretty, they have a good appearance. But when someone is beautiful, they shine on the inside and out.

When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody notices, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.

It's not about what you've lost. It's about what you still have that matters.

Sometimes the things we complain most about are the things we care most about. Unfortunately, we don't always know that until it's too late.

A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. When you wake up, take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy. The moment you start acting like life is a blessing, I assure you that it will start to feel like one. Time spent living is time worth appreciating.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

Today is the youngest you’ll ever be, start appreciating it. It’s also the oldest you’ve ever been, start acting like it.

Beauty attracts the eye but personality captures the heart.

Real beauty is not what the eyes can behold but what the heart can hold. What we see with our eyes will vanish someday, but what we store in our heart will forever stay.

I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties.

Be thankful for all you have, because you never know what will happen next.

Don't wait until your life is almost over to realize how great it's been!

You want a new life, but you take the new one you get every morning for granted.

He things you take for granted, someone else is praying for.

Enjoy life today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow is never promised.

Sometimes you have to experience the bad, so that you can learn to appreciate the good things that enter your life.

Be grateful for small things, big things, and everything in between. Count your blessings, not your problems.

Somebody died last night, but we didn't. Somebody didn't wake up this morning, but we did. We're not lucky, we are blessed!

Bad things happen in life to teach us how to look at good things in a whole new light.

Appreciate what you have while you still have it because one day you won't.

The longer you wait for something, the more you appreciate it when you get it, because anything worth having is definitely worth waiting for.

Be thankful for the bad things in life. They open your eyes to see the good things you weren't paying attention to before.

A pretty face is nothing if you have an ugly heart.

Be thankful for what you have. You have no idea how many people would love to have what you've got.

The beauty of life is, while we can't undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change.

Some people don’t understand how blessed they truly are. Be thankful for what you have rather than focusing on what you don’t have.

As you waste your breath complaining about life, someone out there is breathing their last breath. Appreciate what you have.

Always be thankful! Life could be worse.

An ugly personality will always ruin a beautiful face.

Remember how blessed you are to see another day.

Be patient. Life will offer you another chance as soon as you find calm within, for abundance is born out of calmness.

Sometimes beautiful things come into our lives out of nowhere. We can’t always understand them, but we have to trust in them. I know you want to question everything, but sometimes it pays to just have a little faith. - Lauren Kate, Torment.

Never forget how blessed you are. Don't be negative when you have so much to be positive about.

Life is harder when you complicate the simple things. Enjoy what you have and live your life.

Sometimes the best way to appreciate something is to be without it for a while.

Once you start appreciating life, that's when you realize how much you truly have to live for.

The worst person to be around is someone who complains about everything and appreciates nothing.

As you start and end your day, be thankful for every little thing in your life. You will come to realize how blessed you truly are.

Appreciate what you have and let go of what you can’t change.

SLOMO from Josh Izenberg on Vimeo . Dr. John Kitchin quit a medical career to pursue his passion: skating along the boardwalk of San Diego’s Pacific Beach. He calls himself “Slomo.” This short documentary is a must watch.

In 1997, Fred Rogers was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Emmys.

My daughter recently passed away after a long battle in the children's hospital. Since she was in the hospital her whole life we never were able to get a photo without all her tubes. Can someone remove the tubes from this photo?

Forget the days of troubles and remember the days of blessings.

If you look at the fact that you have a roof over your head, food to eat, that you are young and beautiful and live in a peaceful land, then NO, you have nothing to be sad about. But the fact is, we are not only a physical body, we have souls too, and sometimes our souls get sick. If you break a leg you don’t just say ‘I have no reason to have a broken leg’ and ignore it; you seek help. It’s the same when your soul gets hurt. Don’t apologize for being sad. - Rebecca (My doctor when I told her I had no reason to be sad)

If you’ve ever doubted yourself, walk deep into any forest. Notice how the trees still stand even though they are given no recognition. Walk along any stream. The water still flows, though no one stops to praise it. Watch the stars late at night; they shine without acknowledgment. Humans are just the same. We are made out of the same elements as these beautiful wonders. Always remember your beauty and self worth.

Sometimes you just have to stop and appreciate all the good things in your life.

Sometimes when you focus too much on where you are going, you forget to be grateful and enjoy where you are.

Mistakes have to be made for you to find your way. Some of the most imperfect journeys create the most beautiful destinies.

Somebody died last night, but you didn't. Somebody didn't wake up this morning, but you did. You're not lucky, you're Blessed.

In 2015, hold on to what grows you, inspires you, encourages you, or blesses you. Let the rest go.

Any Anyone who takes the time to be kind is beautiful.

It’s up to you to find the beauty in the ugliest days.

The fastest way to kill something special, is to compare it to something else.

The sunrise, of course, doesn't care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it.

Go where your effort is appreciated. Don't let your actions go unnoticed by individuals who are never satisfied.

Admire someone else’s beauty without questioning your own.

Sometimes ordinary can be absolutely beautiful.

Half of her beauty is her brain.

Appreciate what you have while you have it. Don’t dwell on the past, don’t worry about the future, just live in the present and make the most of it.

Be grateful for what you have. If you want more, work for it. If you don't like something, change it. Stop stressing and complaining.

Of course there were imperfections. And cracks in the walls. But then again, how else would the light get in?

Each new day is a blessing. Let go of all worries and be grateful for all the positive in your life.

A beautiful body will change, but a beautiful soul will always remain.

No one notices what you do, until you don't do it.

Efforts should be appreciated, not ignored.

Always try and find the good in life, because when it comes down to it, you're alive, and that's pretty damn good.

Sometimes you have to realize that the world is too beautiful to waste your time being angry or sad when you could be enjoying what life has to offer.

Stay humble when blessings come your way.

You are important to life. Take time to shut out the world and take care of you. Initiate a process to become grounded. Create a ritual where you go within yourself to create a space of joy, peace and healing as a process of centering yourself. Leave behind the worry, anxiety and stresses of life, if only for a minute, around finances, work, family, health and relationships. Focus on things that build a stronger and more courageous you and that help you to get a good night’s sleep. These may include mindfulness, chanting, meditation, deep breathing, laughter, prayer, enjoying silence and stillness. Read something inspiring, stretch and exercise your body and mind and practice gratitude.

Once you get your mind right.. everything else follows.

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Quote: Be thankful for today, because in one moment, your entire life could change.

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I think if we didn’t contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive. Changing your mind is probably one of the most beautiful things people can do. And I’ve changed my mind about a lot of things over the years.

She was brave and strong and broken all at once.

Men don't age better than women, they're just allowed to age.

Don't waste your beautiful mind doing ugly things.

Every morning, I get to cross something off my check list. I woke up this morning! Some people don’t get to wake up, but I did and so did you. If this isn’t a good way to start the day, then I don’t know what is. -lovetherun24.

I'm grateful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn't have stumbled across my strength.

Let your hands be so busy catching blessings that you don't have the capacity to hold onto grudges.

Don't compliment my looks. Compliment my thoughts, my words, and my progress. Show me you see more than what lies on the surface.

Having more than you need is a blessing, but only the ones that are willing to share truly appreciate that they are blessed.

You might not realize how much you mean to those around you and they might not realize either; show appreciation to those you love and be grateful.

Honestly, I'm glad I met everyone in my life. The good and the bad. The good make me thankful, the bad make me learn my lessons.

I'm not where I want to be but it's better than where I was.

You are as deep as the ocean with treasures down below.

Travel the world. Understand different cultures. Be inspired by beauty everywhere. Make friends all over. Be a citizen of the world.

Outer beauty has expiration dates. Invest in beautiful minds and beautiful souls, and the intrigue will never fade away.

When you see something beautiful in someone, tell them. It may take seconds to say, but for them, it could last a lifetime.

Today is a new day; don't let the lows of yesterday prevent you from enjoying the highs of today.

You are beautiful as you are. Remember to love yourself.

Blessings come in many disguises. You can always learn something from what you go through.