"If the only prayer you say in your life is 'Thank you', that would suffice" (Miester Eckhart). Do you have an attitude of gratitude? If we stop to think more, we would stop to thank more. Of all the human feelings, gratitude has the shortest memory.
Be aggressively thankful. When it comes to living, do you take things for granted or take them with gratitude? Thanksgiving is the attitude of a productive life.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. How long has it been since you thanked those closest to you? The person who forgets the language of gratitude will never find themselves on speaking terms with happiness.
Replace regret with gratitude. Be grateful for what you have, not regretful for what you have not. If you can't be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
It's a sure sign of mediocrity to be moderate with our thanks. Don't find yourself so busy asking God for favors that you have no time to thank Him. I believe we should have the attitude of George Hubert when he said, "Thou O Lord has given so much to me, give me one more thing - a grateful heart."
Thanksgiving, you will find, creates power in your life because it opens the generators of your heart to respond gratefully, to receive joyfully and to react creatively.
Count your blessings at every opportunity. Find fifty things to be thankful for today. As you do, creative ideas will spring forth as a result of the mental conversation you are having with yourself.
One of the best ways to generate momentum and opportunities is to sit down and write thank you notes to people who have influenced your life.
The most highly satisfied life can be found in being thankful. Appreciative words are one of the most powerful forces for good on the earth. Thankful words don't cost much, yet they accomplish so much. Count your blessings; don't discount them!
Don't find yourself at the end of your life saying: "What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd appreciated it sooner."
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