Quotes About Gratitude

The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot; shows that you lack that faith which is the ground of all effort and progress.

To wish the best for all people; to find the good in everything; to be content in all circumstances—such thoughts are the portal to heaven.

The foolish wish and grumble; the wise, work and wait.

Blessedness and riches are only joined together when the riches are rightly and wisely used; and the poor man only descends into wretchedness when he regards his lot as a burden unjustly imposed.

Replace a complaint thought with one of gratitude or compassion.

With each obstacle, turn it into a moment where you can reflect on the bounty that is in your life.

count all the things you are grateful for. Even the negative parts of your life. Figure out why you should be grateful for them. Try to get up to one hundred.

Dwelling on negativity won't suddenly have positive results. It only brings more negativity into your head. You can't buy happiness with the currency of unhappiness. The idea that we need to "pay our dues" is a lie told to us by people who wanted our efforts and labor on the cheap.

You have to ask good questions. "What can I do to improve?" or "How can I find a better job?" or "How can I be grateful that I lost this job?" Because inside of every problem is the seed of a "difficult gratitude problem" and it always improves your life to solve those problems.

The more grateful you are, the more you attract things to be grateful for.

Now, every day when I wake up I am grateful. I have to be. And I have to count the things that are abundant in my life. Literally count them. If I don't they will begin to disappear. I've watched them disappear before. I don't want it to happen again. In

Here's an exercise for those who typically wake up anxious and paranoid at three in the morning: instead of counting sheep to get back to sleep, count all the things you are grateful for. Even the negative parts of your life. Figure out why you should be grateful for them. Try to get up to one hundred.

For now, the Simple Daily Practice means doing ONE thing every day. Try any one of these things each day: A) Sleep eight hours. B) Eat two meals instead of three. C) No TV. D) No junk food. E) No complaining for one whole day. F) No gossip. G) Return an e-mail from five years ago. H) Express thanks to a friend.

If I had only focused on big successes," he said, "then I would be disappointed most of the time. You have to focus on the small successes and make sure to celebrate them.

Don't forget to always give extra. A simple effort will get you a customer for life.

Remember: complaining is draining. So I wanted to make better use of that energy rather than fight it.

Try this exercise: pretend everyone was sent to this planet to teach you. Famous people, dead people, your neighbors, your relatives, your co-workers. This will give you a strong feeling of humility. And guess what, you will learn from people, you will appreciate them more, and they will actually appreciate you more. Because everyone loves to teach.

What advice would you give me in terms of how I value this?

P) The 5 × 5 RULE You're the average of the 5 people you spend time with. You're the average of the 5 thoughts you most have. You're the average of the 5 types of food you eat. You're the average of the 5 things you are most grateful for. You are the average of the 5 things you are reading today.

The 5 × 5 RULE You're the average of the 5 people you spend time with. You're the average of the 5 thoughts you most have. You're the average of the 5 types of food you eat. You're the average of the 5 things you are most grateful for. You are the average of the 5 things you are reading today.

Live life like it's the last day for EVERYONE ELSE.

Care About Your Health A sick leader is not a great leader. A leader who is spending time with people not good for them is not a good leader. A leader who doesn't constantly practice creativity is not a good leader. A leader who is not grateful for the abundance already in his or her life will never lead his vision into abundance. He won't know how.

What is enough? It's not a number.

To be happy with your loved ones. To be satisfied for every gift in your life, for every moment, not rushing to the next moment of mastery.