Counting Blessings Quotes

Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

Counting blessings is better than recounting problems

Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.

There is always someone worse off than yourself.

I do feel incredibly blessed in my life. I've been given amazing opportunities in my life and even when I'm tired, like right now, I try not to lose sight of all the blessings in my life. I'm enjoying it. It's what I've always dreamed of doing. I don't know if I'll ever get to the point in my life where I feel like 'I've made it'. But right now I'm happy with where things are at and hopefully it will continue to grow.

Be grateful for what you do have, and you will find it increases. I like to bless with love all that is in my life right now-my home, the heat, water, light, telephone, furniture, plumbing, appliances, clothing, transportation, jobs-the money I do have, friends, my ability to see and feel and taste and touch and walk and to enjoy this incredible planet.

...I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life!

I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, "Got any shoes you’re not using?

I don't look at what I've lost. I look instead at what I have left.

Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.

Without gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you’ll never know true fulfillment.

Talk about your blessings more than you talk about your burdens.

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.

Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

If you have enough breath to complain about anything, you have more than enough reason to give thanks about something.

We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.

I'm able to really enjoy the wonderful things happening to me and that's a great blessing.

I'm really thankful to be alive. If you get to know me, I'm a person that's always smiling and always joyful and I've been that way since I was born because of the struggles I went through. I was supposed to be number eight that died so I'm always thankful.

Don't complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.

We have to be thankful for what we have. A lot of kids would love to be in our situation, and we realize that.

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.

To live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.

There is no fortune so good that you can find nothing in it to complain of.