An Attitude of Gratitude
Posted on October 17, 2020 by Laura Lucky
With Thanksgiving upon us once again this month, it got us thinking about all the things we’re thankful for. And that got us thinking about how being thankful tends to bring even more into your life to be thankful for. It seems that feeling satisfied and gratified is the message to the universe to bring more joy into our lives. Have you noticed that? With those sentiments in mind, we gathered some of our favorite thoughts and sayings about gratitude to share with you today. From our family to yours, we send our best wishes for robust health, uncomplicated joy, and unending appreciation for the things that you hold dearest.
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire
“When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” – Tecumseh
“Got no checkbooks, got no banks, still I’d like to express my thanks. I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.” – Irving Berlin
“No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.” – James Allen
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus
“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.” – Douglas Wood
“Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” – Rumi
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” – Epicurus
“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” – Brene Brown
“Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.” – John Ortberg
