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Quotes about Being Thankful

    “Inner peace begins when we stop saying of things, ‘I have lost it’ and instead say, ‘It has been returned to where it came from.’  Why should it be any concern of yours who gives your things back to the world that gave them to you?  The important thing is to take great care with what you have while the world lets you have it.” ~ Epictetus, The Art of Living

      “We human beings don’t realize how great God is.  He has given us an extraordinary brain and a sensitive loving heart.  He has blessed us with two lips to talk and express our feelings, two eyes which see a world of colors and beauty, two feet which walk on the road of life, two hands to work for us, a nose which smells the beauty of fragrance, and two ears to hear the words of love.  As I found with my ear, no one knows how much power they have in their each and every organ until they lose one.” ~ Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala

        “The english word thanks comes from the same root word as think. Maybe if leaders were more ‘think-ful’ about the contribution of others, they would be more ‘thankful’ to them.” ~ John C. Maxwell, Leadership Gold

        Be Thankful

          “Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire,
          If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
          Be thankful when you don’t know something
          For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

          Be thankful for the difficult times.
          During those times you grow.
          Be thankful for your limitations
          Because they give you opportunities for improvement.
          Be thankful for each new challenge
          Because it will build your strength and character.

          Be thankful for your mistakes
          They will teach you valuable lessons.
          Be thankful when you’re tired and weary
          Because it means you’ve made a difference.
          It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
          A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
          also thankful for the setbacks.

          GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
          Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
          and they can become your blessings.”

          ~ Author Unknown

            “How easily we can forget how precious life is!  So long as we can remember, we’ve just been here, being alive.  Unlike other things for which we have a good comparison– black to white, day to night, good to bad– we are so immersed in life that we can see it only in the context of itself.  We don’t see life as compared to anything, to not-being, for example, to never having been born.  Life just is. But life itself is a gift.  It’s a compliment just being born: to feel, breathe, think, play, dance, sing, work, make love, for this particular lifetime.  Today, let’s give thanks for life.  For life itself. For simply being born!” ~ Daphne Rose Kingma

              “I like to walk alone on country paths,
              rice plants and wild grasses on both sides,
              putting each foot down on the earth
              in mindfulness, knowing
              that I walk on the wondrous earth.
              In such moments, existence is a miraculous
              and mysterious reality.

              People usually consider walking on water
              or in thin air a miracle.
              But I think the real miracle
              is not to walk either on water or in thin air,
              but to walk on earth.
              Every day we are engaged in a miracle
              which we don’t even recognize:
              a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves,
              the black, curious eyes of a child–
              our own two eyes.
              All is a miracle.”

              ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

                “Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much.  For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.” ~ A. J. Cronin

                  “You won’t be happy with more until you’re happy with what you’ve got.” ~ Viki King

                    “Make it a habit to tell people thank you.  To express your appreciation,  sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.  Truly appreciate those around you,  and you’ll soon find many others around you.  Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” ~ Ralph Marston

                      “It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment.” ~ Naomi Williams

                        “Gratitude doesn’t change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich

                          “You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.” ~ Sarah Ban Breathnack

                            “Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

                              “If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.” ~ Frank A. Clark

                                “It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.” ~ Unknown

                                  “Every day I’ve got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know – the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you’d better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment.” ~ Joseph Gordon-Levitt