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January Random Holidays

January 9, 2020 2 Comments

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I hope that part of your goal-setting for this year includes taking time for you and your family. Add some of these January Random Holidays to your schedule and start creating moments you’ll cherish. Don’t forget to check the bottom of the post for the calendar link so you can easily add the holidays to your calendar.

Add Pockets of Joy

Creating pockets of joy, snippets of celebration regularly helps slow the rush of time and pauses the fast-forward effect we all encounter. Since time seems to be moving at an all-time high speed, I decided to create a calendar of all the Random Holidays I wanted to celebrate every day.

Some random holidays seem goofy or silly but it creates a bond for our family. For instance, we celebrated #SarcasmAwarenessMonth for October. Anytime we would say something silly or sarcastic, everyone would say ‘Sarcasm Awareness Month!’. For younger kids, it helped teach them the difference between seriousness and joking.

We celebrate my black cat, named Baghera on October 29th (Black Cat Day). She gets a special kitty treat that day, which my kids love to give her.

January Month-Long Random Holidays

Check out the history of some of these Month-long Random Holiday Celebrations. The story of the Black Diamond intrigued me, so of course, I had to include it in my list of celebrations. As an advocate for creativity and hobbies, it was only natural to include both holidays. What hobbies or creativity do you hope to focus on this year or month?

Fire up the Crock-Pot and let’s get going!

National Black Diamond Month #BlackDiamondMonth
National Hobby Month #NationalHobbyMonth
Creativity Month #CreativityMonth
National Slow Cooking Month #SlowCookingMonth

January Random Holidays – States

4th – Missouri Day
11th – Arkansas Day
18th – Michigan Day
25th – Florida Day

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January Random Holidays

5th – National Bird Day
8th – National Bubble Bath Day – if self-care is on your list of resolutions, then here is a perfect way to celebrate. If self-care is not on your list, it’s not too late to add it!
10th – National Houseplant Appreciation Day
12th – National Kiss a Ginger Day – I look forward to celebrating this day since my husband is a redhead. If you’re not married to a ginger, I give you permission to skip over this holiday.
13th – Clean Your Desk Day – Do you need some motivation for keeping a clean desk? Then read this post. My productivity has increased significantly as a result of these two tiny habits.
14th – Organize Your Home Day – After tackling your desk yesterday, did you find the motivation to follow up with your house? Read my post on organizing using the Kon Marie Method. Along with that method, here’s how I win my battle with stuff & daily decluttering.
15th – National Hat Day
16th – National Appreciate a Dragon Day
20th – National Penguin Day
24th – National Compliment Day – Since my anniversary falls on Compliment Day, I think it’s a grand day to celebrate. Even if your anniversary doesn’t fall on January 24th, it’s a great day to celebrate.
26th – National Spouses Day – if you have a spouse, then appreciate them. I hope they return that appreciation as well.
31st – National Backward Day

January Random Holidays – Hobbies/Creativity

I guess most of the random holidays could be considered a hobby or lead to creativity, but what I would love for you is to find a hobby you enjoy and work at developing it. Create a challenge for yourself, whether you set a goal for 365 days, a month, or a week, work to build your creativity. Here are 5 easy steps to develop a new skill.

I find that when I think creatively, it builds on itself and develops further. But if you find yourself in the middle of a creative slump, check out this post.

1st – Motivation and Inspiration Day – after all, what day could be better than to celebrate Motivation and Inspiration? Check out my list of quote blog posts for more motivation.
23rd – National Handwriting Day
28th – National Daisy Day – want to learn to draw flowers?
28th – National Lego Day – in the fashion of celebrating hobbies, I thought I’d celebrate my kid’s favorite pastime – scattering Legos all over the floor in hopes they will cause the ultimate pain for someone’s foot in the dark.
29th – National Puzzle Day

January Random Holidays – Food

1st – National Cream Puff Day – even if you’re starting a diet in January, you probably won’t start until the 2nd, right?
4th – National Spaghetti Day
5th – National Whipped Cream Day
15th – National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
19th – National Popcorn Day
22nd – National Blonde Brownie Day – by now you’ve made a valiant effort to stick to your diet, right?
24th – National Peanut Butter Day
27th – National Chocolate Cake Day

Random Holidays – Google Calendar

After celebrating different holidays for over a year, I decided to create a Google Calendar to see all the holidays I’d love to celebrate. It makes it easy to share creations, words, and ideas on social media and with friends and family. The best part about Google calendars is that you can toggle them on and off when you don’t want to see them.

If you click on the calendar item, it has a link to the source & relevant hashtags! I’m always evolving this calendar – and I will add calendar days or corrections all the time.

Tip: The calendar will show the current month, you can navigate to the month of your choice by using the arrows or dropdown.

If you want to add my calendar to your Google calendar:

Go to your Google calendars and click the + next to other calendars
Choose ‘add other calendars.’
Then click Subscribe to Calendar
After that, paste the text below in the “add calendar.”
Toggle the schedule on and off when you want to access it – that’s what I do.

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I won’t list all the random holidays, but just the ones that work with ChocolateMusings.com – so, of course, you’ll see a lot of food, art, creativity & some miscellaneous holidays are thrown in as well.

Random Holiday Links:

Choose The Holidays Right for You

What if you don’t like the holidays I choose? Below are links to the other random holiday sites I found – pick your favorites and celebrate the ones that resonate with you! It’s about breaking out of the monotony and creating your happiness.

Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!

December Random Holidays

December 5, 2019 2 Comments

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December Random Holidays – Create Memories & Traditions

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have that child-like wonder during December? That’s what I thought about when I chose December’s Random Holidays.

Here are some December Random Holidays to celebrate and create memories. I’m hoping that you’ll find some new traditions to share with those you love.

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Overcome the ‘Busy-ness’ of the Season – Create a Few Choice Moments by Randomly Celebrating

The end of the year gets very busy for most people. Christmas celebrations, end of the year parties, wrapping up the loose ends at work, goal planning, traveling all contribute to the hum of the season. I tried to choose Random Holidays for December that worked naturally with the month’s festivities.

If you’re like me, you find that December whips by without realizing it. I don’t want to add any additional stress to your busy month except for a reminder to slow down and enjoy the season. If you have kids or family nearby, sometimes the best moments are the ones where you simply enjoy each other.

December Random Holidays

3rd – Roof over your head day – think of someone who doesn’t have as much, share your gratitude for what you do have
4th – National Dice Day – play some games while eating some cookies. It sounds like a great time to me!
4th – National Sock Day – no better day than to celebrate those warm, fuzzy socks!
5th – National Ninja Day
7th – Letter writing Day – after all, don’t you need to get that letter written to Santa? Or maybe a soldier or a grandmother.
7th – National Cotton Candy Day
8th – National Brownie Day – even if you don’t eat your brownies, making them is celebrating enough.
8th – Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day pause the jingling bells and jolly fellows – check out the link for a list of recommended books or movies then start a new tradition or take a well-deserved break for self-care.
14th – Monkey Day
15th – National Wear Your Pearls Day – Are you going to a party? Then wear your pearls. Even planners look lovely wearing pearls.
16th – National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
17th – Wright Brother’s Day – Check out my aviation monthly spread!
21st – Crossword Puzzle Day
25th – A’Phabet day or ‘no L’ day – I included this entry on the December Random Holidays for no other reason than it made me laugh.
26th – National Thank-You Note Day – although this is not a tradition in my house right now, I would like to make it one.
28th – National Card Playing Day
31st – Make Up Your Mind Day – Since tomorrow starts a new year, take some time to finalize your goals and resolutions if you make them.

December Food Random Holidays

1st – National Pie Day – If you’re making pie anyway, post a picture to social media #nationalpieday
4th – National Cookie Day
9th – National Pastry Day – what’s your favorite pastry? First on my list of favorite pastries are cinnamon rolls.
12th – Gingerbread House Day
13th – National Cocoa Day
17th – National Maple Syrup Day
24th – Eggnog Day – Do you love or hate this seasonal drink? No one in my family likes it, so I use this Random Holiday to get one gulp of the stuff per year. #Excuses
26th – National Candy Cane Day
28th – National Chocolate Candy Day – calories don’t count since it’s between Christmas and New Year’s Day – right?
30th – National Bacon Day

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December State Holidays

7th – Illinois Day
14th – Alabama Day
21st – Maine Day

State Holidays

In celebration of the state’s statehood birthday, each month, the honored state will be on sale! I created 8 variations for each state, and they make lovely wall displays. Print it out, and frame it, and show it off! They make great gifts! All the states are available in my shop!

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Which of these December Random Holidays do you already celebrate without realizing it? I find that if I make a point of saying it out loud or reflecting on a tradition, it means more to me, and the memory stays clearer, longer.

Random Holidays – Google Calendar

If you click on the calendar item, it has a link to the source & relevant hashtags! I’m always evolving this calendar – and I will add calendar days or corrections all the time.

Tip: The calendar will show the current month, you can navigate to the month of your choice by using the arrows or dropdown.

If you want to add my calendar to your Google calendar:

Go to your Google calendars and click the + next to other calendars
Choose ‘add other calendars.’
Then click Subscribe to Calendar
After that, paste the text below in the “add calendar.”
Toggle the schedule on and off when you want to access it – that’s what I do.

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Random Holiday Links:

Choose The Holidays Right for You

Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!

Are Your Goals a Priority?

November 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

Are your habits a priority? Simple questions to ask yourself to find out | ChocolateMusings.com #habits #bulletjournal #goals

Are your goals a priority? How can you tell? Are you consistently meeting your goals? If not, read on.

In this post, I’ll show you how to determine if the habits and goals you set for yourself are really priorities by following the self-assessment I take and show you the planner layout page I use.

Are Your Goals a Priority?

If you make empty promises without the intent to follow up and do the hard things to accomplish your goal, then I hate to tell you the bad news. Your goal or habit is not really a priority.

Reflecting on your actions will show you whether or not your goal or intended habit is actually a priority in your life or if you’re set up for failure.

A Sure Sign Your Goals are NOT a Priority: Making Empty Promises

Life is full of empty promises that we never intend to keep. We make them to acquaintances and friends. Sure, we’ll get together. I’ll give you a call. We should have dinner sometime. We neglect to set a date, time, or follow-up because we don’t intend to keep the agreement.

Do you also make empty promises to yourself? Have you ever promised that you would start a diet next Monday only to find that it’s #nationaldoughnutday? And decide that you should begin your well-intended diet the next Monday instead?

What Changed the Commitment Rollercoaster?

I was always on this rollercoaster of hollow commitments to myself and never got anywhere. After reading several goal-setting and habit-forming books, there was one thought that kept recurring. All of these goals and habits had to become a priority to become an accomplishment or a formed habit.

Here is the Harsh Truth

The harsh truth is this: your actions show what is really a priority in your life. If it’s a priority to lose weight, you will either skip the doughnuts or plan carefully so you can have the right amount of doughnut and still keep your promise to yourself. Most days, I skip the sweets – and guess what? I’m ok.

What are Your Empty Promises?

What things in your life do you empty promise – either to yourself or to those around you? Take a hard look at how you spend your time and the actions you take when faced with a hard choice. You’ll soon find out if your goal is really a priority or if it’s just a wish.

What If You’re Not Perfect?

Keep in mind that not every day will be perfect. And most days you’ll have some sort of set back. This is a matter of assessing your overall intentions and actions. This is not an opportunity to rip yourself apart and tear you down. It’s an opportunity to think long and hard about the positive actions you’re taking. Then build on those rather than bash yourself about what you do to hinder your progress.

Goal Example

For instance, I want to learn how to do chalkboard lettering so I can go to other businesses and pitch my talents (it’s a thing). Well, the harsh truth is a big fat NO – I am not making this a priority.

But here’s what I have done:

I found a really great chalkboard to practice and have all the materials to practice, and I look at it every day. I know it doesn’t seem like much, but I can build on it. If I focus on the positive actions I already have, then all I have to do is change the negative items.

So this is what I would write as my plan to make this goal a priority:

Block out a time every day (or week) to practice chalkboard lettering. Decide which materials I like best to start, but don’t eliminate any upfront. Find some Skillshare classes that teach chalkboard lettering. Use quotes from my monthly quote page so I can have something to practice. Reassess progress in a month.

Continuous Changes to Make Your Habit a Priority

When you do an assessment, it’s not once and done, you make corrections, come back and reassess. What new positive actions have you added to achieve this goal? What obstacles do you face? And the Harsh Truth is always there to give a reality check.

Then set your plan, refocus your attention and energy, and go out and work toward those goals again.

Here’s the Planner Page I created to help me assess whether or not I was serious about the goals I set. You can recreate this in your planner (tag me @chocolatemusingscreates – I’d love to see it!).

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Goal Priority Assessment:

Goal	Positive Actions I Take	Actions that Hinder my Goal	Harsh Truth – am I making this a priority, Yes or No?
Weight Loss	– Weighing in every day – Recording everything I eat -Using an app to track everything -Sticking within my recommended daily allotment	-Snacking too much -Getting stuck in a rut and not finding healthy alternatives when I want a snack or meal -Going to the store hungry -Not planning meals	Yes, but I could do better. The goal is to change my eating habits permanently and affect the rest of my life. Refocus and keep going!

The Plan:

Order groceries online so I don’t add snack items as I wander the aisles.
Do not shop hungry!
Add daily walks back into my schedule.
Use my bullet journal to plan meals & shopping lists.
Make a list of healthy alternatives and post it on the pantry/fridge door (maybe it will help the kids, too!).

Want to know more about my weight loss & health journey? I share snippets from my planner and daily activities in my quest. Click on the image above

Other Examples of My Goals in Need of a Priority Assessment:

Running a creative business.
Creating a how-to doodle book.
Getting out of debt.
Replace the income from my job.
Create a lettering course.
Go-to Chalkboard letterer for local businesses.
Clutter-Busting (read post #1 & #2)

Here’s your question: What do you want to do?

How to Get Started

What’s the big goal in your life you keep chasing but never seem to get any closer to the end? Follow my example and write down your goal, the things you do consistently to achieve your goal. Then admit to yourself what you struggle doing. Finally, what does the harsh truth say?

Remember: this is not a time to beat yourself up. Capitalize on your positive actions (even if it’s a recurring thought) and build on those.

Here are some books I’ve read on organizing, decluttering, and habits. I’d love a recommendation and add it to my list. Let me know if you have more to add in the comments below.

November Random Holidays

October 24, 2019 2 Comments

It’s time to start planning your November Calendar, and I have some inspiration for adding November Random Holidays to your schedule.

I know you’re with me on this – how can it be nearly November already? I’m starting to believe the conspiracy theory that time is moving faster. Perhaps it’s because I’m getting older, and so each passing day is just a smaller part of my overall life.

In an effort to slow time down or at least return it to normal speed, I make an effort to celebrate little things. It’s possible to make memories every day, even if it’s not a significant national holiday or a huge life event.

You’re Invited to Celebrate

Wouldn’t you want more reasons to celebrate? Wouldn’t your kids or work-family pause for just a moment, a significant moment to enjoy a doughnut? (By the way, National Doughnut Day is November the 5th!)

I invite you to pursue the small things, the seemingly insignificant events. Because when you look back on your week, month, or even year, it will be these moments that create a special place in your heart. These pinpoints of joy that stand out among the blurred days. Even if you don’t like any of my chosen random holidays, you can select some days that you prefer.

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Random Holidays – Google Calendar

If you click on the calendar item, it has a link to the source & relevant hashtags! I’m always evolving this calendar – and I will add calendar days or corrections all the time.

Tip: The calendar will show the current month, you can navigate to the month of your choice by using the arrows or dropdown.

If you want to add my calendar to your Google calendar:

Go to your Google calendars and click the + next to other calendars
Choose ‘add other calendars.’
Then click Subscribe to Calendar
After that, paste the text below in the “add calendar.”
Toggle the schedule on and off when you want to access it – that’s what I do.

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More Random Holidays

Click the picture below or go here to find the Random Holiday Archives.

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November Random Holidays on the Chocolate Musings Calendar

After adding appointments and scheduled items to my calendar, I add the Random Holidays. Even though they are small moments, my family looks forward to them. I find that my kids look through my calendar just to see the random holidays and then share it with their friends. November’s Random Holidays don’t disappoint.

Month-Long Celebrations

Pick a day or multiple days for these November celebrations!

Gratitude Month
Peanut Butter Lovers Month
National Novel Writing Month #NaNoWriMo

November Random Holidays – Fun Celebrations

1st – National Author’s Day
2nd – Look for Circles Day (Check out my Circle-related posts here! I love to use circles in my bullet journal. In fact, here’s a post on creating circles in your bullet journal)
2nd – Ohio Day
5th – National Love Your Red Hair Day – since we have many red-heads in my family, we celebrate their lack of pigment this day!
9th – Go to an Art Museum Day
9th – Louisiana Day
10th – Forget-me-not Day
11th – Veteran’s Day (USA)
13th – World Kindness Day

Everyone should celebrate World Kindness Day every day! Without a doubt, the world be a better place if we gave the benefit of the doubt and treated everyone just a little better? I know I could improve, so I’ll start with one day and take it a step at a time.

15th – Clean Out Your Fridge Day – clearly excellent preparation for the coming food holiday! Though I’d probably need to do it again before Thanksgiving.
16th – National Button Day – my mom used to have a big box of buttons that I would string together even though I don’t have a button box, I plan on sharing this memory with my family. Did you have a button box as a kid?
16th – Indiana Day
18th – Mickey Mouse Birthday
18th – National Princess Day
19th – National Play Monopoly Day
30th – National Mason Jar Day
30th – Mississippi Day

State Holidays

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Food-Related Celebrations

Despite having a busy schedule, it’s easy for me to add a treat or plan a meal around a random holiday, my kids love it, and it’s effortless to add those moments of joy I seek in our lives.

3rd – National Sandwich Day – since sandwiches are my husband’s favorite food, he’s all too happy to celebrate this holiday multiple times in the month!
4th – National Candy Day – for this holiday, I think we will rid ourselves of all the Halloween candy sticking around our house
5th – National Doughnut Day
10th – National Vanilla Cupcake Day
11th – National Sundae Day – YUM
12th – National French Dip Day – one of my favorite sandwiches
14th – National Pickle Day – my kids LOVE pickles
16th – National Fast Food Day – this is a day I know we can celebrate, how about you?
17th – National Baklava Day – my boss makes THE Best Baklava, I’ll have to convince her to celebrate this holiday with me.
19th – National Carbonated Beverage Day – My poison of choice is Diet Dr. Pepper. What’s yours?
20th – National Peanut Butter Fudge Day – YUM!
21st – National Gingerbread Cookie Day – check out the National Day calendar for this one, they list out the other National Cookie Day Celebrations.
23rd – National Cashew Day
25th – National Parfait Day
26th – National Cake Day
28th – National French Toast Day

Whew! I didn’t even include all the food days!

Random Holiday Links:

Choose The Holidays Right for You

Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!

Pick and Choose

You don’t have to celebrate them all, but choose a few dates that you pause the rush of life and take a moment to yourself or as a family to create lasting memories. That’s the point of these random holidays for me, and I hope you gain the sense of what it could mean for you.

Among the November Random Holidays, this month is #nationalgratitudemonth, and I fully intend on keeping a one-line or one-word gratitude journal for the month. Is that something you’d like to do, too?

What other days do you think you’ll add to your calendar? Hint: if the date doesn’t fit for you – there’s no hard rule stating you can’t celebrate another day. Use a weekend or a free weeknight to create your memories.

25+ Gratitude Quotes for Your Planner

October 17, 2019 2 Comments

25+ Gratitude Quotes for Your Planner

Celebrating #NationalGratitudeMonth

Considering that November is #NationalGratitudeMonth I plan on focusing more thoughts and time to developing gratitude. Do you feel like it’s something you could improve in your life, too?

I found some great quotes on gratitude and I wanted to share them with you. Feel free to use any of them in your planner. Many of these quotes would work well in your planner or bullet journal. In fact, many of them would work well inscribed on a wall.

Gratitude isn’t just for #NationalGratitudeMonth in November. I know I need to include the practice of celebrating gratefulness more often in my life. In fact, I’d like to make it a daily practice, more so than I do right now. But what better time to start than now?

Want More Random Holidays?

Find my stash of random holidays here.

If you’re coming across this post whether it’s November, February or June or any time between, these gratitude quotes are a great starting point as a reminder to stop and appreciate the world around us and the things we have in our lives. My challenge to you is to find some way to elevate your expression of gratitude. I’d love to know about your adventure.

If you use any of these quotes in your planner, I’d love to see and share them so tag me on Instagram @ChocolateMusingsCreates.

Subclasses of Gratitude Quotes

After reading many of these quotes, it occurred to me that I could classify these gratitude quotes into sub-categories. I’d love to get some feedback from you – if I should move a quote to a different sub-category or create a whole new sub-category for these reminders of gratefulness, please leave me a comment below!

Also, I’d love to know if I skipped over any of your favorite gratitude quotes. Drop me a line and let me know!

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Gratitude Quotes – World Around Us

When you view your world with an attitude of gratitude, you are training yourself to focus on the good in life. – Paul J Meyer

Give yourself a gift of five minutes of contemplation in awe of everything you see around you. Go outside and turn your attention to the many miracles around you. This five-minute-a-day regimen of appreciation and gratitude will help you to focus your life in awe. – Wayne Dyer

The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see. – Mary Davis

Some people grumble that roses have thorns. I am grateful that thorns have roses. – Alphonse Karr

The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs is more people to appreciate and enjoy it. – Michael Josephson

Personal Transformation

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

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated. – William James

Gratitude is one of the strongest and most transformative states of being. It shifts your perspective from lack of abundance and allows you to focus on the good in your life, which in turn pulls more goodness into your reality. – Jen Sincero

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more, it turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. – Melody Beattie

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. – Henry Ward Beecher

When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. – Anthony Robbins

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. – Willie Nelson

If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. – Gerald Good

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein

Happiness

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

I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude. – Brene Brown

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. – Dennis Waitley

Gratitude & Action

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

Enjoy every moment.

You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Abundance

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

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for. – Zig Ziglar

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. – Robert Brault

The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. – Charles Schwab

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. – Dalai Lama

“Enough” is a feast – Buddhist Proverb

If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. – Frank A Clark

Want More Quotes? Here’s My Growing List

Quotes are and forever will be among my favorite things in this world. So I will strive to share more with you. View my list of quote-related blog posts.

Which Gratitude Quotes Do You Like the Most?

After reading some of these quotes, I know I am lacking in the gratitude department and will strive to live with an attitude of gratitude. Which ones are your favorite or how would you classify the gratitude quotes?

If what they say is true, gratitude will help enhance your life, bring more meaning to your days, make you see clearly the true blessings in your life and enhance the peace you feel.

I am all for these things, and if you are too, let’s try adding a little more gratitude every day to our lives. Rather than feel guilty, let’s become more grateful. We can do this, together.

Because I want to be sure that expressing more gratitude actually works, I plan on writing either a sentence or a word that I’m grateful for every day in November. Either dedicating a page in my planner for the word or phrase or writing it in my journal. Do you want to express more gratitude as well? And as a result of your gratitude experiment, what do you think it will do to your outlook on life?