Gratitude Quote: Another from Steve Maraboli

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love - then make that day count!”  ~ Steve Maraboli

There may be no better way to begin the day than with thoughts of gratitude. Before you even lift your head from the pillow, grateful thinking can put a smile on your face and begin the day in a positive way.

10 Gratitude Quotes to Begin the Year

Happy New Year!!

Here are 10 gratitude quotes to help you start the year off with a little inspiration of the grateful kind.

"Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what is going on outside of us, there's always something we could be grateful for." - Barry Neil Kaufman

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." - Buddha

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." - Albert Schweitzer

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is

the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."

- Denis Waitley

"When we lose one blessing, another is often, most

unexpectedly, given in its place." - C.S. Lewis

"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from." - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.” - Albert Schweitzer 

"We should certainly count our blessings, but we should

also make our blessings count." - Neil A. Maxwell

"What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have." 

- Ralph Marston

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." 

- Eric Hoffer