A favorite quote to start off the new year:
“God doesn’t care nearly as much about where you have been as He does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go.” -Jeffrey R. Holland.
If you have the time, this is a great talk about resolutions, new beginnings, and hope for the future:
“The grateful man sees so much in the world to be thankful for, and with him the good outweighs the evil. Love overpowers jealousy, and light drives darkness out of his life. Pride destroys our gratitude and sets up selfishness in its place. How much happier we are in the presence of a grateful and loving soul, and how careful we should be to cultivate, through the medium of a prayerful life, a thankful attitude toward God and man!”
– Joseph F. Smith
From Live in Thanksgiving Daily by Joseph B. Wirthlin:
“Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable.”
“The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.”
-William James
“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.”
– Neal A. Maxwell
“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 more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it.”
-Michael Josephson
