Quotes About Contentment

Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing.

When we place our discontented egos on the altar of gratitude, we develop contented altar egos filled with thanksgiving.

And though I ebb in worth, I'll flow in thanks.

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite - only a sense of existence. Well, anything for variety.

We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our prayers of supplication if the cupboards were bare.

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly or mean.

I say we all take the pledge and stay home. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for what you have, not to save a few dollars to get more.

In counting gifts, to one thousand, more, I discover that slapping a sloppy brush of thanksgiving over everything in my life leaves me deeply thankful for very few things in my life.

See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.

Thanksgiving being thankful or grateful results in more to be thankful for.

I am grateful for what I have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.

My heart is in a constant state of thanksgiving.

If I continually focus on what I don't have, my life will always be completely empty despite the fact that it's completely full.

Happiness begins with gratitude." ~ Dr. MaryAnn Diorio

Be thankful and joyful.Be content with life.Make the most of every situation.

Because thankfulness is the tonic that always cures the cancers of greed, envy and jealously, it should be taken in liberal doses daily.

A sincere attitude of gratitude is a beatitude for secured altitudes. Appreciate what you have been given and you will be promoted higher.

Never regret anything because at one time it was exactly what you wanted.

I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a time, and keep it at that pace. If you can be happy right now, then you'll always be happy, because it's always in the now

It is sufficient for you that the one who envies you is distressed at the time of your joy.

I'm not a party animal. I'm a chill homebody. I like to watch movies and go out to eat. That's my idea of a good time. I'm definitely able to be social.

You never worry about the last laugh if you've been laughing the whole time

I have loved this life. I smile because I have tiny dreams that play hopscotch at the corners of my mouth. And every time I breathe they float, every time I laugh, they fly kites.