Gratitude Quotes & My Thank You List for Thanksgiving

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?”
~William A. Ward

Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.
~G.B. Stern

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

Gratitude is the best attitude.
~Author Unknown

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
~Cynthia Ozick

When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
~George Canning

Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.
~Alfred Painter:

When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.
~Chinese Proverb

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

When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears.
~Tony Robbins

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:

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. ~Cicero

The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.
~H.U. Westermayer

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

Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
~LeRoy Paige

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.
~Meister Eckhart

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
~Seneca

…and I want to take a moment to express my gratitude!

• Thank you to my three beautiful children who have brought endless joy, growth and happiness into my life.
• Thank you to my parents who have taught me the meaning of unconditional love.
• Thank you to my sister, brother and their spouses for always being there and allowing me to be myself.
• Thank you to my extended family & friends for your support and love – you know who you are!
• Thank you to my fellow artists & photographers for surrounding my life with beauty, magic and inspiration.
• Thank you to my business colleagues who believe in and support my artistic endeavors.
• Thank you to my 3 dogs and 1 cat that never allow me to be lonely.
• Thank you to my readers who enjoy this blog, my art and musings.
• Thank you to my social media friends! You are real friends to me and I truly appreciate you!
• Thank you to “The Arts” in all its expressions for bringing unity and civility into our chaotic and divided world.
• Thank you to God for challenging me, loving me, guiding me, never forsaking me and giving me the gift of being an artist!

  Thank you for being a part of my story…Lori