Even though it's been a rough year, what with the economic downturn and all the fallout thereof, I think that there is still a great deal to be thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. This time last year, we elected a good man to be our President, who is mired in some fairly difficult circumstances having to clean up quite a mess from the previous administration. I haven't always agreed with everything he's done so far, and in some cases, I've been sorely disappointed in some of his decisions, but he's a far cry better than what we were stuck with for the past 8 years. There are other things to be thankful for as well: I still have a job, I have a reliable car in the driveway, a place to call home, albeit a far too small apartment surrounded by college students, I have my friends, my family, a great church to go to on Sundays, and first and foremost, my health. It's so easy to get caught up in wanting material things and feeling the lack of them sometimes, but I have to just get over it and be thankful for what I do have. It is so easy to take a lot of things for granted when I get to feeling sorry for myself over some perceived lack of something. I just have to remember that the most important things are immaterial - one's friends and family and the people with whom we choose to surround ourselves. I'm healthy (aside from a few arthritic joints), and that is also something that is easy to take for granted as well. When I wake up stiff and achy, it's easy for me to start feeling an inner whine about the whole thing, but as the day goes on the stiffness disappears and I feel fine by midday. That is something for which to be thankful. Little things should never be taken for granted and I need to remember that each and every day and not let things overwhelm me that I can't really do anything about anyway. So on this Thanksgiving Day, look around you and consider what you do have instead of what you don't, and be thankful for all of those blessings. If everyone in the world could just be content with what they have and what they want instead of wanting more, more, more of everything, maybe this world would be a far more peaceful place. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
Even though it's been a rough year, what with the economic downturn and all the fallout thereof, I think that there is still a great deal to be thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. This time last year, we elected a good man to be our President, who is mired in some fairly difficult circumstances having to clean up quite a mess from the previous administration. I haven't always agreed with everything he's done so far, and in some cases, I've been sorely disappointed in some of his decisions, but he's a far cry better than what we were stuck with for the past 8 years. There are other things to be thankful for as well: I still have a job, I have a reliable car in the driveway, a place to call home, albeit a far too small apartment surrounded by college students, I have my friends, my family, a great church to go to on Sundays, and first and foremost, my health. It's so easy to get caught up in wanting material things and feeling the lack of them sometimes, but I have to just get over it and be thankful for what I do have. It is so easy to take a lot of things for granted when I get to feeling sorry for myself over some perceived lack of something. I just have to remember that the most important things are immaterial - one's friends and family and the people with whom we choose to surround ourselves. I'm healthy (aside from a few arthritic joints), and that is also something that is easy to take for granted as well. When I wake up stiff and achy, it's easy for me to start feeling an inner whine about the whole thing, but as the day goes on the stiffness disappears and I feel fine by midday. That is something for which to be thankful. Little things should never be taken for granted and I need to remember that each and every day and not let things overwhelm me that I can't really do anything about anyway. So on this Thanksgiving Day, look around you and consider what you do have instead of what you don't, and be thankful for all of those blessings. If everyone in the world could just be content with what they have and what they want instead of wanting more, more, more of everything, maybe this world would be a far more peaceful place. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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