Family being grateful

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ―Oprah Winfrey

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”  ― Epicurus.

“It is not happy people who are grateful, it is grateful people who are happy.” ―Unknown, submitted by Kaitie Ross, social media manager

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” ― A.A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh

“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” ―W. Clement Stone

“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” ― Meister Eckhart

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” ― Maya Angelou

“None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone’s help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.” ― Harvey Mackay

“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.” ― Alphonse Karr

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ― Voltaire

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.“ ―William Arthur Ward, submitted by Cherie Boldt, writer

“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.”  ―John Wooden

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”  ― Marcel Proust

“Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience.”  ― Roy T. Bennett

– By Diana Kelly

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