James Taylor Quotes

Reflect upon your present blessings

About being grateful for what you have instead of yearning for what you think you want.

It's possible to be thankful wherever you find yourself.

It is vital that people "count their blessings:" to appreciate what they possess without having to undergo its actual loss.

...life change comes when we receive life with thanks and ask for nothing to change.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

No one's going to feel sorry for me because I've been so blessed.

At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.

Happiness isn't wanting what you can get, but wanting what you have.

Taking a moment and a deep breath. Im truly thankful for everything life has shown me so far in my 20 years. I am so blessed. Just wow.

Gratitude lifts our eyes off the things we lack so we might see the blessings we possess.

I awaken today, appreciating everything in sight, and I give thanks.

Enjoy the present hour, Be thankful for the past, And neither fear nor wish Th' approaches of the last.

Today don't beg, don't ask, just thank God in silence for all the blessings in your life.

We all fail to appreciate each day just how much we already possess. Light, air, freedom, the companionship of friends.

You make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing.

When you suffer, you can look deeply at your situation and find the many blessings that are already surrounding you. It is wonderful to sit with a pen and paper and write down all the conditions for happiness that are already there, already available to you right in this moment.

Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.

I can't just sit around thinking how lucky I am.

When my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I'll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don't have. I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.

I haven't been given many things, but I've been given ample, limitless patience.

I travel so much and am always living out of a suitcase, so my favorite saying is 'Wherever you go, there you are'. I love it because it's reassuring to me that you have to live in the moment wherever you happen to be.

I think sometimes we forget what we have, and occasionally it's important to remind ourselves.

It's not a bad idea to occasionally spend a little time thinking about things you take for granted. Plain everyday things.

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