May this time of reflection and giving thanks be peaceful and happy for you in the circle of your most beloved beings.

Below are some time-proven quotes and thoughts on gratitude and how you can embrace this precious life every day and every minute.

There is still so much worry and fear in the world, so it’s especially important to seek out and find the small positive icicles that glitter in the snow and the sunshine all around you!

If you open your heart in gratitude, love will find its way in and warm you deeply and comfortably from the inside out.

Every smile, every moment, every emotion holds the key to elevating your outlook on life, so take advantage by recognizing these.

If you find something to be grateful for every morning after opening your eyes and every night before falling asleep – and truly mean it, you can literally feel your cells respond in a positive way to this most exquisite of all good emotions!

And as we know, energy flows where your attention goes, so watch out for more good things coming your way.

With my grateful heart to yours,

Ina Mohan
Founder of Health, Healing & Happiness LLC

The 31 Best Gratitude Quotes and Reflections

 "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." William Arthur Ward

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." G.K. Chesterton

"If you count all your assets, you always show a profit." Robert Quillen

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." Robert Brault

"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

"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." Charles Dickens

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

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie

"The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it." Michael Josephson

"Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves and spend without fear of bankruptcy." Fred De Witt Van Amburgh

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

"At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." Albert Schweitzer

"The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated." William James

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." Oprah Winfrey

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." Buddha

"Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone." Gertrude Stein

"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts." Henri Frederic Amiel

"You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around." Willie Nelson

"It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment." Naomi Williams

"One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life." Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude." Alfred North Whitehead

"Forget yesterday--it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow--you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift--today." Steve Maraboli

"We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count." Neal A. Maxwell

"In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich." Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you." John E. Southard

"Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it." Stephen Richards

"Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices." Robert Braathe

"Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else." Raheel Farooq

"In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day--or to celebrate each special day." Rasheed Ogunlaru

"This a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before." Maya Angelou