Henri Nouwen Quotes

The more you become a connoisseur of gratitude, the less you are a victim of resentment, depression, and despair.

After all, the seeds of depression cannot take root in a grateful heart.

Gratitude feels so good because it is the state of mind closest to your natural state in which you were born to live.

Have a grateful heart to be happy.

I am someone who is so grateful and practice gratitude every single day.

Choosing to be grateful earns you happiness

If we will only think, we shall begin to thank.

Being joyful isn't what makes you grateful. Being grateful is what makes you joyful.

It just depends on what you decide to have in your heart. That's what I've learned. That's where I am at this stage in my life is if we can fill ourselves with love and appreciation for, and be in a state of gratitude... Every event of your life you have an opportunity to be in a state of gratitude for it.

Be the captain of your ship. Breathe and be grateful.

It's impossible to feel sad or have any negative feeling when you're grateful. If you're in the midst of a difficult situation, look for something to be grateful for.

I appreciate all that I am and all that I have. Stop focusing on what you do not have, and shift your consciousness to an appreciation for all that you are and all that you do have.

Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little".

Being Grateful. That is the first step on the path to Joy.

Never let a day pass without looking for the good, feeling the good within you, praising, appreciating, blessing, and being grateful. Make it your life commitment, and you will stand in utter awe of what happens in your life.

When I say "major key," I think being grateful is actually respecting yourself.

Gratitude helps us stop trying to control outcomes. It is the key that unlocks positive energy in our life. It is the alchemy that turns problems into blessings, and the unexpected into gifts.

We have to realize that our lives could be gone in a moment. There are no guarantees that we will be here at this time next year. Learn to live each day to the fullest. Don't complain. Don't focus on what's wrong. Be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day.

When I get my feelings hurt, or when things scare me, or freak out my sensibilities, or when my feathers get ruffled, it takes me aback, of course, but then I think, I'm grateful that I have a mind that can want more for people and want more for the planet. It's not that hard. It's really quite simple.

For who expects nothing, all that comes is grateful

Make the decision and say, "I'm not letting that worry in. I'm done being upset when my plans don't work out. I'm not letting that stress in." Negative thoughts will still come to your mind, but you don't have to let them into your spirit.

Let the GRATEFUL HEART sweep through the day that it may recognize in every hour some sweet blessing.

Too often, we spend our days thinking about what we don't have rather than what we do have. Be grateful every day.

Gratitude is the law of increase, and complaint is the law of decrease.

We can choose to allow our experiences to hold us back, and to not allow us to become great or achieve greatness in this life. Or we can allow our experiences to push us forward, to make us grateful for every day we have and to be all the more thankful for those who are around us.