Susan Beth Pfeffer Quotes

For me the end of the year is always a time to reflect and recharge my energies.

So every single day, I found something to be grateful for and that's a powerful lesson.

Taking a moment and a deep breath. Im truly thankful for everything life has shown me so far in my 20 years. I am so blessed. Just wow.

How could I expect more from the universe when I didn't appreciate what I already had?

I keep a gratitude log, which helps to remind me of all the blessings I experience daily.

At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I've never emerged.

And wouldn't we be better off if every New Year's, we thought about the things we did right and we resolved to keep doing them, no matter how wacky they were.

Most of us look forward to the start of a new year as a clean slate. We reflect on the past 12 months, take stock of where we are, and make new resolutions about how to improve in the coming year.

Ten years ago, if you asked me where I'd be now, I'd have said F-ing dead. But I'm not dead. I have an awesome life. And I'm just very grateful. That's the one thing I try to convey. Gratitude.

Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.

Before you go to bed, write down three 'gratefuls' for the day and three 'did wells' (they can even include something as simple as doing the laundry)-the results can be amazing!

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

If you practice gratitude a little, your life will change a little. If you practice gratitude a lot every day, your life will change dramatically and in ways that you can hardly imagine.

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.

Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: "What's good in my life?" and "What needs to be done?"

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 no day go by without counting your blessing.

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.

Learning the art of expressing gratitude will force you to focus on the positive.

Every day, set your mind in the right direction. Find something to be grateful for.

Even people who counted their blessings never counted them in the morning. For one thing, there wasn't time.

Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows.

For years I've advocated keeping a gratitude journal, writing down five things every day that brought pleasure and gratefulness.

Every day's a blessing, so I'm just out there throwing my best.