Here are this week’s top quotes for increasing your appreciation and gratefulness:

  • The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive. Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone. Gertrude Stein
  • Maybe the simplest and most effortless habit for living a happier life is to take one or a few minutes every day to focus on what is already here and that you can be grateful for in your life. Henrik Edberg
  • There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. Ralph H. Blum
  • There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend. Jean Jacques Rousseau
  • We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thorton Wilder
  • Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude. Joseph Wood Krutch
  • Believe that good things will happen and they will. Anonymous
  • We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. Neal A. Maxwell
  • My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus. Stephen Hawking
  • Opening your eyes to more of the world around you can deeply enhance your gratitude practice. Derrick Carpenter
  • Every blessing ignored becomes a curse. Paulo Coelho
  • The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for. Zig Ziglar
  • We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. John F. Kennedy
  • Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. Confucius
  • The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. Charles Schwab
  • Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not. Epicurus
  • True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience”. Oprah Winfrey
  • The more gratitude practice you perform in daily life, the deeper the benefits go and the more profound and life-altering the benefits truly are – Carla Clark
  • Gratitude is the memory of the heart. Jean Baptiste Massieu