Thankfullness

Thanksgiving is coming up in just a few weeks. To get everyone in the spirit I would like to share some great quotes about thankfullness and gratitude.

Thanks for reading and enjoy!

"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice." ~Meister Eckhart

"For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." ~Epictetus

"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." ~W.T. Purkiser

"If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily." ~Gerald Good

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them." ~Chinese Proverb

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~ Marcel Proust

"Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~ William Arthur Ward

“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.” ~ The Hausa of Nigeria

“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.” ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.” ~ Charles Dickens