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30 Quotes on Celebrating Life, Being Grateful and Enjoying Every Day for What It Brings

Updated: Mar 11


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Life is not meant to be spent in misery or frustration, let go of what you have no control over and make the changes you need to so you can live your life the way you want to, be grateful for everyday and get on with celebrating life!


Let these 30 Quotes inspire you to enjoy every day


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1. The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. – Oprah Winfrey

2. Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin and an antiseptic. - John Henry Jowett

3. When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. – Marcus Aurelis

4. Don't let the sun go down without saying thank you to someone, and without admitting to yourself that absolutely no one gets this far alone. – Stephen King

5. If you want to be on speaking terms with happiness, learn the language of gratitude. – Unknown

6. Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining - it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn't solve any problems. – Zig Ziglar

7. In a society that has you counting money, pounds, calories and steps, be a rebel and count your blessings instead. – Lisa Heckman

8. Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective. – Germany Kent

9. There is always something to be grateful for. - Unknown

10. Contentment is not the fulfilment of what you want, but the realisation of how much you already have. – Unknown

11. When I wake up in the morning, I like to express my gratitude for being on the planet. That gratefulness makes me very present. - Trudie Styler

12. As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. - John F. Kennedy
13. I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. - Gilbert K. Chesterton

14. He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has. – Epictetus

15. Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude. – Deepak Chopra

16. If you want to find happiness, find gratitude. – Steve Maraboli

17. Thank you is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding. – Alice Walker

18. It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful. - David Steindl-rast

19. Acknowledging the good you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. – Eckhart Tolle

20. The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing. - Hannah Whitall Smith

21. My day begins with gratitude and joy. I look forward with enthusiasm to the adventures of the day, knowing that in my life, all is good. – Louise Hay

22. Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. - Margaret Cousins

23. The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time. - Douglas Wood

24. Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. - Henry Ward Beecher

25. When I fill my soul with gratitude, my light shines brighter and my love spreads wider. - Julie Richmond

26. Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are – when you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. – Lao Tzu

27. When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in. - Kristin Armstrong

28. Gratitude unlocks all that’s blocking us from really feeling truthful, really feeling authentic and vulnerable and happy. - Gabrielle Bernstein

29. The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see. - Dr. Robert Holden

30. If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. - Gerald Good


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