Thomas S. Monson Quotes

Counting blessings is better than recounting problems

There is always something to be grateful for.

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

Be grateful for what you have now. As you begin to think about all the things in your life you are grateful for, you will be amazed at the never ending thoughts that come back to you of more things to be grateful for. You have to make a start, and then the law of attraction will receive those grateful thoughts and give you more just like them.

Embrace your life, count your blessings, and don’t complain about what you don’t have.

There is always a reason to be grateful.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.

Contemplate the good things in your life and be grateful for them.

The more you are grateful for what you have the more you will have to be grateful for

It's possible to be thankful wherever you find yourself.

I started out giving thanks for small things, and the more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased

Focus on what you're grateful for in your life. If you don't appreciate what you have, you won't get any more... because the universe thinks it's not important to you, and therefore you don't need any more.

It is vital that people "count their blessings:" to appreciate what they possess without having to undergo its actual loss.

When you find yourself ready to complain about what you don't have, stop for a moment to consider what incredible things you do have. And resolve to make the most of it all.

Only he who gives thanks for the little things receives the big things.

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

Reflect upon your present blessings

My worst day is still a really good day. I complain, but I catch myself and count my blessings. I am truly blessed.

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

My prayer was always: 'Lord, if You bless me, I'll thank You: but if You don't, I'll be thankful for what I have. I have plenty. I'm in good shape.'

When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present ... we experience heaven on earth.

No matter what our circumstance, we can find a reason to be thankful.

I wake up each and everyday happy because of all of the great things that I have going on in my life and I think about all of the blessings that God has bestowed upon me.

The moment you begin to worry about the things you want and the things you don’t have in life is the moment you will lose your gratitude... The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.

So many people say, "I just don't have a good job, or my marriage is not where it's supposed to be." Really it's excuse after excuse to not be happy. To me it's a waste. I'm going to look at what's right and not what's wrong in my life. I'm alive, I'm healthy, and you know, a good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.