Seven Gratitude Quotes To Open Your Heart

by Carol Giannantonio

Gratitude is an integral part of a spiritual practice."For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends."-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Experiencing and expressing gratitude is an important part of life. It opens the heart and activates positive emotion centers in the brain. Regular practice of gratitude allows your brain neurons fire into positive automatic patterns. The positive emotions we evoke soothe distress and broaden our thinking patterns so we develop a larger, more expansive view of our lives. Gratitude is an emotion of connectedness, which reminds us we are part of a larger universe with all living things. Below are some of my favorite quotes about gratitude to help inspire you and deepen your thinking about finding an enduring place for gratitude in your own life.

Gratitude Quotes

1. "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust

2. "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." - Thornton Wilder

3. 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

4. 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

5. The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.- WIlliam James

6. "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

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

How to Bring Gratitude into Your Life- Begin bringing gratitude into your life by meditating on things in that help you or give you pleasure. You can write a gratitude diary, posting pictures and writing about the things you feel grateful for each day. Gratitude can lead to feelings of love, appreciation, generosity and compassion, which further open our hearts and help rewire our brains to fire in more positive ways.

Carol Giannantonio is a life coach, and expert on life change, health, wellness and spirituality. She helps others deal with life transitions and nurture their mind and body. She guides clients to get unstuck and get going! She adds focus, clarity, direction to their life based on Creating A Life They love. She helps clients manage chronic stress and pain, practice gratitude & love and get in touch with their spirituality. Visit my website:
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About Carol Giannantonio
Carol is a certified life, executive, performance improvment,talent mangement coach,and Learning Solutions Arcitecture. Carol helps senior leaders navigate and excel at change, achieve peak performance, and inspire deep commitment for themselves and their staffs. Carol is CEO of CGA Associates a Learning Solutions and Performance Improvement Firm.
Carol collaborates with motivated individuals and organizations on professional and personal goals, creating an enriching environment that generates insights and produces results. She is recognized for enabling clients to quickly identify priorities, clearly envision their future state, and efficiently achieve leadership,career and personal goalsl.

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