Good morning and welcome to another edition of Wisdom Wednesday. I took a week off from blogging last week to rest and clear my head. While I was away I spent a lot of time thinking about all of the things that have happened in my life, good and bad, and how grateful I am for the experiences that I have encountered. They have definitely shaped and molded me into the person that I am today. Some of those experiences really made me grow up and take a proactive role in my life.
The last Wisdom Wednesday (October 15) I wrote about my favorite virtues and quotes from the past year. You can check that post out HERE. This week I am focusing on the virtue of gratitude. Gratitude is the emotion of conveying appreciation for you have versus what we want or need. Studies show that we can intentionally promote gratitude and increase our happiness and health when we do. You can even increase energy, confidence, and compassion by maintaining a grateful mindset.
Do you have an attitude of gratitude?
Wisdom Wednesday Quotes: Gratitude
- “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust
- “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
- “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.” ― Maya Angelou
- “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”— John F. Kennedy
- “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “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
- He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus
- “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” – Eckhart Tolle
- “Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
