Thanksgiving isn’t over — its only just begun. Yes, the official day we call “Thanksgiving” has passed, but the idea of being thankful, is something we should observe every day.
Being grateful is a hallmark of positivity. When you’re at peace with yourself and comfortable with who you are, being thankful is a natural end result and that in itself, is a major factor in being happy and positive.
Norman Vincent Peale once said: “A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” And you know what? He was absolutely correct! If we think gratitude and we count our blessings and realize just how fortunate we are, then you we start to see so many things as good and worthy. When we consciously acknowledge the positive, it starts to take root and grow and before we know it, we’re happy, content, positive and…thankful.
These quotes on gratitude are a wonderful reminder that being thankful is something we all need to practice every single day. I hope they inspire you to start counting your blessings and looking for all the good things in life that we should always be thankful for”
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” —William Faulkner
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” —Voltaire
“When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” —Tecumseh
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —William Arthur Ward
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” —Cicero
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” —Eckhart Tolle
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” —Henri Frederic Amiel
“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” —Neal A. Maxwell
“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” —Henry Ward Beecher
“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
“We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.” —Harry A. Ironside
A great way to start being more thankful each day, is to have a gratitude journal. Whether that journal starts out as just a slip of paper or an actual journal book, the important thing is to write down all that you have to be thankful for. Every time you think of something else that you should be thankful for, jot it down in your journal. After a while, you won’t even need the journal, because you’ll be consciously acknowledging it throughout the day.
