Category: 5 Daily Gratitudes

Daily Gratitude 6-16-26

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June 16th, 2026

  • “Gratitude bestows reverence…changing forever how we experience life and the world.” – John Milton
  • “Gratitude goes beyond the ‘mine’ and ‘thine’ and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift.” – Henri J.M. Nouwen
  • “Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” – Margaret Cousins

Daily Gratitude 6-15-26

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June 15th, 2026

  • “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
  • “Rest and be thankful.” – William Wordsworth
  • “I lie in bed at night, after ending my prayers with the words ‘Ich danke dir für all das Gute und Liebe und Schöne.’ (Thank you, God, for all that is good and dear and beautiful.)” – Anne Frank
  • “I’m still thanking all the stars, one by one.” – Marissa Meyer
  • “Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy.” – Jefferson Bethke

Daily Gratitude 6-14-26

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June 14th, 2026

  • “If you fail to carry around with you a heart of gratitude for the love you’ve been so freely given, it is easy for you not to love others as you should.” – Paul David Tripp
  • “Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens
  • “Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices.” – Robert Braathe
  • “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder
  • “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth

Daily Gratitude 6-13-26

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June 13th, 2026

  • “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” – G.K. Chesterton
  • “Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.” – John Ortberg
  • “The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.” – Hannah Whitall Smith
  • “O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.” – William Shakespeare
  • “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette

Daily Gratitude 6-12-26

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June 12th, 2026

  • “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” – John F. Kennedy
  • “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • “Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.” – C.S. Lewis
  • “The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” – Henry Ward Beecher
  • “What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” – Brené Brown

Daily Gratitude 6-11-26

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June 11th, 2026

  • “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” – Epicurus
  • “True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for the experience.'” – Oprah
  • “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.” – Maya Angelou
  • “If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” – Meister Eckhart

Daily Gratitude 6-10-26

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June 10th, 2026

  • “Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” – A.A. Milne
  • “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
  • “Have gratitude for all that you have, and you can be happy exactly as you are.” – Mandy Ingber
  • “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” – Rumi
  • “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust

Daily Gratitude 6-9-26

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June 9th, 2026

  • “One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay ‘in kind’ somewhere else in life.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
  • “Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin
  • “Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.” – Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
  • “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” – Germany Kent
  • “The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.” – Douglas Wood

Daily Gratitude 6-8-26

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June 8th, 2026

  • “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton
  • “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
  • “‘Enough’ is a feast.” – Buddhist Proverb
  • “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
  • “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus

Daily Gratitude 6-7-26

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June 7th, 2026

  • “No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.” – James Allen
  • “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson
  • “Fill the earth with your songs of gratitude.” – Charles Spurgeon
  • “At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I’ve never emerged.” – Patch Adams
  • “’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