Poet Unknown
Be thankful that you don�t already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don�t know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you�re tired and weary
Because it means you�ve made a difference.
It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those
Who are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
And they can become your blessings.
Poems to share with people you are thankful for:
Appreciation Poems
Thank You Poems
Poems About Blessings
Poet: C. A. Lynch
Be thankful for your family who loves you
And for those that support you in what you do.
Be thankful for the air you breathe
And for the beauty that you see.
Be thankful that you awoke today
Be thankful that you feel okay.
Be thankful for the simple things
And for life and all it brings.
You see when you focus on thankfulness
You feel like you are constantly blessed.
Life will give back to you what you give to it.
So express your gratitude for every little bit.
Gratitude Poems
Poet: B. R. Clement
T represents my thanks for
my family and friends.
H represents my thanks for
the happiness that they bring.
A represents my thanks for
an appreciation of life each day
N represents my thanks for
a new day to reach my goals
K represents my thanks for
the kindness of others
F represents my thanks for
my faith in God
U represents my thanks for
understanding that is given to me and others
L represents my thanks for
love - love one another and change the world!
Poet: C. A. Lynch
Be thankful for everything that happens in life,
No experience is meant to cause strife.
All of it serves a purpose and reason,
Helping us learn and thrive in different seasons.
Life can be filled with pain and sorrow,
But know that happiness comes tomorrow.
So be thankful for the good and bad
Strive to be happy not sad.
Poet: C. A. Lynch
In life's embrace, both big and small,
Gratitude's dance, a cherished call.
For kindness shared and love's sweet art,
Appreciation blooms from the heart.
As a bride, there are many things to be thankful and the poem below discusses some of those things.
Poet: Julie Hebert
Today you have many things to be thankful for,
A new family coming your way ready to love and adore.
A new soon-to-be husband in your midst,
Ready to be there to coexist.
A love so strong it must be real,
A wedding to come to seal the deal.
A day about you and the love you share,
Confessing your love while everyone stares.
A honeymoon to spend several days in the sun,
With alone time to spare and some much-needed fun.
The option to start a family of your own,
No longer by yourself or eating all alone.
Today you have many things to be thankful for,
And as the years go on, there will be much, much more.
Poet: John Paul Bocock
For eyes whose vision can pierce the blue,
Where the sparrowhawk hangs like a mote in view.
For ears in which Nature's harmonies ring
As sweet as the music that sounds for a king.
For hands that grapple the nearest task,
And, tearing from Duty's face the mask
Selfishness set there long ago,
Show us the smile that we all would know.
For feet that are firm and swift and strong,
Tho' the way be rough and the race be long.
For sinews sturdy to stand the strain
Of a struggle with weariness and pain.
For a heart whose chords are attuned to love
The brute below and the God above,
That yearns to infancy's frightened cry
And the moan of the beggar passing by.
For Life, Hope's nurse, and for Hope herself;
For a modest share of the great world's pelf;
For friendship's grasp and a hearthstone bright
With the spark that kindles the darkest night.
Poet: C. A. Lynch
I'm so thankful for the many blessings in my life,
Especially my friends throughout life�s strife.
A rock to lean on are my friends
Helping me cope when I can't see the end.
They've celebrated when success is grand,
And are there days when I need a hand.
For many things and more, I am truly grateful and blessed,
I am thankful for these friends, who always do their best!
Quotes About Blessings
Poet: Julie Hebert
Life is filled with many unknowns,
Some great surprises and some that make us bawl.
But here�s the thing that most don�t know,
You have to be thankful for it all.
There was a time that we were granted,
The free will to make our own choice.
This is seen as a great sacrifice,
And many continue to rejoice.
But don�t let this sacrifice be confused,
You are not the only one getting this will.
Not everyone in this world will make good choices,
And their mayhem can overspill.
We cannot blame God for evils ways,
He gave us what we wanted.
What we can do is pray for comfort and guidance,
He will help you deal with the unwanted.
If we only had good and never the bad,
How would we know it is good?
Life would be without mystery and challenges,
It would be a life of falsehood.
So yes we should rejoice for the sacrifice made,
It was a selfless act we can never fully understand.
It was made to give us a full and happy life,
Sometimes happiness needs to be unplanned.
Each day when you kneel down to say your prays,
Be thankful for the good and the bad.
For us to understand how good the good can be,
Sometimes we have to feel sad.
Life is a balancing act,
We see this big and small.
We learn you can�t have one without the other,
You have to be thankful for it all.
