11 Heartfelt Quotes on Gratitude That Will Make You Appreciate Life More

 

“I truly believe practicing gratitude will bring about more positive change than anything you’ve tried before.”

— Give Thanks: A Gratitude Journal

 

Many people have asked me why gratitude works so powerfully to create positive changes for people, and I thought the best way to show you was through sharing a list of quotes with you that I have shared in my books and with live audiences over the years.

Below are my most popular quotes about the power of gratitude—I hope you enjoy them!

11 Inspirational Gratitude Quotes

1.

“Gratitude gives us eyes to see God, Earth, beauty, love, joy, and abundance. Everything we never knew was already right there in front of us, waiting. We just needed gratitude to open our eyes.”

― From The Gratitude Jar: A Simple Guide to Creating Miracles

2.

“What I’ve learned is that you never really know what’s in store for you, ever, and you’re always just one decision away from a totally different life than the one you’re living right now.”

—From Give Thanks: A Journal for Sharing Gratitude

3.

“This practice is powerful because it transforms you from the inside out. When you’re in a grateful and joyful state, you open your eyes to see and receive miracles. When you’re in a negative, stressed state it’s like putting on sunglasses that completely block out the light. How can receive a miracle when you can’t see it? Use this practice and get rid of those dark shades for good so you can see the light shining within you and around you.”

—From Give Thanks: A Gratitude Journal

4.

“By just spending a few minutes in gratitude each day, you'll notice your thoughts start to shift in a remarkably short period of time. Most of us aren't used to practicing gratitude, so the effects are noticeable immediately since you're using a part of your brain that probably hasn't been used much before, at all. As you notice your thoughts shifting, you'll also notice your mood shifting. You'll feel better. Joyous, even. And when you're in that joyous, happy place-that's when the miracles start happening.”

― From The Gratitude Jar: A Simple Guide to Creating Miracles

5.

“What I’ve learned from practicing gratitude over the years is that giving thanks for what you want produces more of it, while thinking and complaining about what you don’t want produces more of that. Spiritual leaders and gurus have been saying it for centuries, but I never actually believed them until I started practicing gratitude on a consistent basis. Now, this has been proven to me time and again, and I know they’re 100% right about the fact that your thoughts really do create your reality. Life is really just a mirror for how you’re feeling on the inside.”

—From Give Thanks: A Gratitude Journal

6.

“Give thanks always. It’s the greatest prayer we can offer, the greatest practice we can do.”

—From Give Thanks: A Gratitude Journal

7.

“Every single time I gave gratitude, even for the littlest thing, I felt I touched a presence greater than myself. It's like gratitude opened the channel between me and God and I could touch God, if only for a minute. Every major religious book is filled with verses about expressing gratitude to God, and I believe that is because it's the best way to reach Him.”

― From The Gratitude Jar: A Simple Guide to Creating Miracles

8.

“The simple act of practicing gratitude, consistently, is your invitation to a new life. Accepting the invitation is now up to you.”

― From The Gratitude Jar: A Simple Guide to Creating Miracles

9.

“Simple gratitude practices can be incorporated easily, and I find myself using a handful of them every day. When I let up on the consistency, it shows. My life feels slightly off-kilter. That feeling is useful information and tells me to go back to basics and practice gratitude for all the good, and even what feels like (at the time) the not-so-good, experiences. They all prove useful. When paired with time, it equals perspective, and perspective is a powerful thing because it leads to gratitude.”

― From The Gratitude Jar: A Simple Guide to Creating Miracles

10.

“Let gratitude come into your body and enjoy the feeling it gives you. Gratitude is a powerful emotion that instantly washes away stress and tension. Allow yourself to be healed by it.”

― From The Gratitude Jar: A Simple Guide to Creating Miracles

11.

Lucas: Do you know what mommy?

Me: What?

Lucas: I appreciate my life. I really, really, really do.

—Lucas, my four-year-old, two weeks after using The Gratitude Jar for the first time

Josie Robinson • Author

I help everyday people navigate this crazy modern world with gratitude and grace. Read my bestselling book about how to heal your life with the power of gratitude →

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