Learn from Oprah: 5 Life-Changing Gratitude Quotes You Need to Hear
“I live in the space of thankfulness — and for that, I have been rewarded a million times over. I started out giving thanks for small things, and the more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased. That’s because — for sure — what you focus on expands. When you focus on the goodness in life, you create more of it.”
— Oprah Winfrey
Long before there were Instagram and YouTube influencers, there was Oprah. ❤
She reached multiple generations of people from every walk of life and helped us believe that we too could influence our own lives and make it a little bit better each day.
Oprah was also one of the very first people to talk about the power of gratitude and how to practice it every day to transform your life.
She was one of the main influences for me to start my own life changing gratitude practice, and I hope she inspires you to start one as well.
To inspire you, I’ve compiled my five favorite Oprah Winfrey quotes about the power of gratitude.
5 Inspirational Oprah Gratitude Quotes
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“If you concentrate on what you have, you will always end up having more. If you focus on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”
— From her 2012 Lifeclass Series
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“Being grateful all the time isn’t easy. But it’s when you least feel thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you: perspective. Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration, moving you from negative energy to positive. It’s the quickest, easiest most powerful way to effect change in your life — this I know for sure.”
— Excerpt from What I Know for Sure
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“The difference is, I’m back to journaling—electronically—and whenever there’s a grateful moment, I note it. I know for sure that appreciating whatever shows up for you in life changes your personal vibration. You radiate and generate more goodness for yourself when you’re aware of all you have and not focusing on your have-nots.”
— Excerpt from a personal essay from Oprah.com
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“The most fundamental lesson that you can take away from Super Soul Sunday is gratitude. Gratitude is its own energy field. When you acknowledge and are grateful for whatever you have, it allows more to be drawn to you and changes the way you experience life. Grace is transformative. The more grateful you are, the more grace mirrors the gratitude that you have.”
— Excerpt from The Wisdom of Sundays
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“Gratitude is the single greatest treasure I will take with me from this experience.”
— From the final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show
Finally, if you ever need inspiration for your gratitude practice, watch this 3-minute clip from Oprah Winfrey about how using a gratitude journal changed her life!
