71 Quotes to Inspire Gratitude and Mindfulness

As cliched as it is, finding moments of gratitude and mindfulness in our busy world can transform our lives in profound ways.

What you seek is seeking you

Just the practice of voicing what you’re grateful for (even if you don’t really believe it) , can start to ‘train’ your brain to seek out gratitude in every moment. You could even use funny affirmations to help bring a smile to your face.

This blog post features 71 inspiring quotes that highlight the power of these practices.

By embracing mindfulness and cultivating gratitude, we can enhance our well-being, deepen our connections, and build a more meaningful life. And we know I’m all about that!

These quotes serve as gentle reminders to pause, reflect, and appreciate the beauty in everyday moments.

Short and Sweet Mindfulness Quotes

A straight-to-the-point way to cultivate a sense of gratitude in daily life.

Short and sweet – perfect to use in a social media caption, gratitude journal or or greeting card when you want to express gratitude for your loved ones but don’t always have the right words…

Print them out, stick them to your mirror, your dashboard or your office cubicle to incorporate them easily into your mindfulness practice each day.

Seeing them repeatedly means they become affirmations and reminders to seek out the good things and appreciate the present moment.

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”  — Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none.” — Albert Einstein

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” — Amy Collette

“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” — James Allen

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

“True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for the experience.'” ― Oprah Winfrey

“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop

“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.”― Jon Kabat-Zinn

“This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.”  — Maya Angelou

“The past has no power over the present moment.” — Eckhart Tolle

“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” — Dalai Lama

“If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.” — Steve Maraboli

“So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.” — Robert Frost

“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” — Henry Ward Beecher

“The things that make me different are the things that make me.” ― A. A. Milne

“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.” ― Eckhart Tolle

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” — Willie Nelson

“If the only prayer you said was ‘thank you,’ that would be enough.” ― Meister Eckhart

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ― Voltaire

“Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” — Doris Day

“Live each moment in a rampage of appreciation.” — Wayne Dyer

“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” — Brene Brown

“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” — Karl Barth

“There’s nothing nicer than unexpected appreciation. If you’re grateful, get a pen.”  — Helen Ellis

“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” — Ernest Hemingway

Inspirational Quotes For a Sense Of Deep Gratitude and Appreciation in Life

“Gratefulness for what is there is one of the most powerful tools for creating what is not yet there. What does gratefulness mean? It means you appreciate what is. You value, you give attention to, you honor whatever is here at this moment.” — Eckhart Tolle

“There are so many things in the world that could be invisible to the material eye, and when you take a moment to stop, to pause, to be present and notice them—that’s gratitude.”  — Jay Shetty

“Appreciation can make a day — even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” — Margaret Cousins

“When you go deeply into the present, gratitude arises spontaneously, even if it’s just gratitude for breathing, gratitude for the aliveness that you feel in your body. Gratitude is there when you acknowledge the aliveness of the present moment.” — Eckhart Tolle

“As we express our gratitude we must never forget the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” —  John F. Kennedy

“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” — G.K. Chesterton

“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

Quotes about acceptance and gratitude

“Gratefulness for what is there is one of the most powerful tools for creating what is not yet there. What does gratefulness mean? It means you appreciate what is. You value, you give attention to, you honour whatever is here at this moment.” — Eckhart Tolle

“There are so many things in the world that could be invisible to the material eye, and when you take a moment to stop, to pause, to be present and notice them—that’s gratitude.”  — Jay Shetty

“Appreciation can make a day — even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” — Margaret Cousins

“When you go deeply into the present, gratitude arises spontaneously, even if it’s just gratitude for breathing, gratitude for the aliveness that you feel in your body. Gratitude is there when you acknowledge the aliveness of the present moment.” — Eckhart Tolle

“As we express our gratitude we must never forget the highest appreciation is not to utter words to live by them.” —  John F. Kennedy

“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” — G.K. Chesterton

“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

Mindfulness gratitude quotes to bring you back to the present moment

“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.” — Louisa May Alcott

“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.” ― Kristin Armstrong

“I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.” — Will Arnett

“When we live in the spirit of gratitude, there will be much happiness in our life. The one who is grateful is the one who has much happiness while the one who is ungrateful will not be able to have happiness.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh

“That’s the way life works: gratitude and appreciation just bring more goodness. Remember: Everything we give out comes back. Gratitude has all sorts of little, surprising rewards.” — Louise Hay

“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” — William Faulkner

“The best way to show your gratitude to God and people is to accept everything with joy….We may not be able to give much but we can always give the joy that springs from a heart that is in love with God. All over the world people are hungry and thirsty for God’s love. We meet that hunger by spreading joy. Joy is one of the best safeguards against temptation.” — Mother Teresa

“Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.” — John Ortberg

“In order to be happy we must first possess inner contentment; and inner contentment doesn’t come from having all we want; but rather from wanting and appreciating being grateful for all we have.” —  Dalai Lama

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward

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

“Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker’s life- in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.” — Sri Chinmoy

“Every time we remember to say ‘thank you’, we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Be content with what you have;

rejoice in the way things are.

When you realize there is nothing lacking,

the whole world belongs to you.”

― Lao Tzu

“Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos — the trees, the clouds, everything.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh

“Gratitude is the door, the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the Universe. You open the door through gratitude.” — Deepak Chopra

“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

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

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

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust

“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.” — Alphonse Karr

“The purpose of life is to watch and experience living. To enjoy living every moment of it. And to live in environments, which are calm, quiet, slow, sophisticated, elegant. Just to be. Whether you are naked or you have a golden robe on you, that doesn’t make any difference. The ideal purpose of your life is that you are grateful – great and full – that you are alive, and you enjoy it.” — Yogi Bhajan

“Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.” — Jacques Maritain

“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude”. — Albert Schweitzer

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” — A. A. Milne (Winnie The Pooh)

“… In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” — Liz Gilbert