Attitudes of Gratitude Quotes

“Look for the hidden blessings in difficult situations.”
― M.J. Ryan, Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life

“As you put your children to bed, spend at least three minutes of private time, after books and bathroom and teeth-brushing, and ask them to tell you one thing they did that they appreciate themselves for and one thing someone else did that they are thankful
for. You”
― M. J. Ryan, Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life

“If we expect someone or something outside ourselves to make us happy, we lose our power. The truth is we can't count on anything except our ability to choose how to respond to what happens to us.”
― M.J. Ryan, Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life

“We can't wait until everything is OK - with us or with the rest of the world - to feel thankful, or we will never experience it at all.”
― M.J. Ryan, Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life

“Spiritual leaders teach that waking up is a process, that it doesn't just happen once and for all, but must occur again and again when we realize we have forgotten the miracle of being alive, and in recognizing our forgetfulness, we wake to the miracle once again. In the moments we are awake to the wonder of simply being alive, gratitude flows, no matter our circumstances.”
― M.J. Ryan, Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life

“If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in that way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
― M.J. Ryan, Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life