Daniel Defoe Quotes

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

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.'

I get up every morning and I'm grateful for everything that has happened. I go through my list about being grateful for my children and grandchildren, and for the really remarkable life that I have been able to have.

I am extremely grateful. And that brings me back to reality on the days I am complaining about something.

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

As she realized what might have been, she grew to be thankful for what was.

We could never have guessed We were already blessed where we are.

Reflect upon your present blessings

About being grateful for what you have instead of yearning for what you think you want.

It just makes sense to remember gratitude and the place that gratitude should have in your life, and that none of us are owed these wonderful experiences, and we should always make the best of them.

We must find a way to replace yearning for what life has withheld from us with gratitude for what we have been given.

A lot of times you just go through life and forget to stop and say: "This is cool." Or: "I'm lucky, I love the people in my life and I love what I'm doing."

When I count other people's blessings I lose sight of mine.

Today don't beg, don't ask, just thank God in silence for all the blessings in your life.

Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, and start being thankful for what you do got.

I try to be appreciative of what I have instead of bitter about what I’ve lost.

Knowing it can always get worse, I try to be grateful for whatever good I have.

I have the choice to be angry at God for what i don't have, or be thankful for what i do have

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.

...Be grateful for what you have to be thankful for instead of complaining about the little things that annoy you.

I suppose there's a lot of people that've got a better life than me. But I don't know, I feel very fortunate and very blessed.

I hope we can be happy where we are, be grateful for our blessings-now-here, accept the challenge that is ours and make the most of it, and don't be envious of others. God help us to be grateful.

Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.

I'm fine with the life I have.

I feel like when you are really appreciative, it makes it easier to have a better outlook and perspective of life in general.