Quotes About Contentment

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.

To be content does not mean that you don't desire more, it means you're thankful for what you have and patient for what's to come.

The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.

If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul

We don't need more to be thankful for, we just need to be more thankful.

Be grateful for yourself...be thankful.

The person who has stopped being thankful has fallen asleep in life.

The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become.

Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.

It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life.

I have the choice to be angry at God for what i don't have, or be thankful for what i do have

I'm the happiest I've been in a while.. So blessed and thankful for the future, for release and to finally be happy for those I loved.

My schedule has not calmed down, but I'm definitely not so devastated as I used to be. Definitely cooler now. A lot of blessings have fallen into my lap, and I'm very thankful to receive all of them.

The more thankful you are, the happier you will be!

Every day, set your mind in the right direction. Find something to be grateful for.

Gratitude BRINGS MORE to be grateful about, so today I make the point of expressing gratitude for everything in my LIFE!

Sometimes the little things in life mean the most.

Be thankful for the thorns and thistles, which keep you from being in love with this world, and becoming an idolater.

Grumbling and gratitude are, for the child of God, in conflict. Be grateful and you won't grumble. Grumble and you won't be grateful.

Without gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you'll never know true fulfillment.

You ought to be thankful a hole heaping lot, for The places and people you're lucky you're not!

It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich!

Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.

You can either be angry for what you don't have or thankful for what you do have. Do your best and God will do the rest.