Richard Foster Quotes

Counting blessings is better than recounting problems

Ignore the awful times, and concentrate on the good ones.

I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.

But the happiest people are the ones who understand that good things occur when one allows them to.

Look for the blessing in all situations.

There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.

I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

People dwell so much on the little things, but why should they hold you back when you have the big things to look forward to? By exuding positive energy when dealing with your problems, you will exude it in your being in general. Treat yourself with love and you will exude love to others.

When I'm having a tough patch I always try to focus on good things.

I always say just stay positive. If you ever get down on yourself, try to find something that takes away that negative. Always find that positive area.

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.

Set your mind that no matter what is going on in your life, you will have a good attitude.

Your gratitude attitude determines your life altitude.

When you're sad, you're not sad. You are merely oblivious to the good things in your life. There is always a crack of light in the darkness. Find it.

Our attitude can turn our problems into blessings.

Happiness is a question of attitude, not a question of what's happening out there.

There's no sense in making life seem like it's a struggle, because that doesn't make anybody feel better.

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive.

You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what gets you through.

I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year.

Most of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them.

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.

I can have as many bad days as anyone. But I choose to say, 'I'm just fine.'

I have to think of the positive; that's how I cope.

I will sit in the car on the way to a meeting and just smile. I really mean that. It helps you get through life. If you have nothing to say, smile. Look up at the sky and smile. Just be grateful.