Volume 1, Issue 6

Remember to be Thankful

As you get ready to spend time with family and friends for the year’s biggest celebration of life, remember that there are many of us who won’t be celebrating in quite the same way, I ask you to:

Remember to be Thankful For

The mess to clean after a party
because it means you have been surrounded by friends.

The taxes you pay
because it means you’re employed.

The clothes that fit a little too snug
because it means you have enough to eat.

The shadow who watches you work
because it means you are out in the sunshine.

A lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing
because it means you have a home.

All the complaining you hear about our government
because it means we have the freedom of speech.

The space you find at the end of the parking lot
because it means you are capable of walking.

The huge heating bill
because it means you are warm.

The lady behind you in church who sings off key
because it means that you can hear.

The piles of laundry and ironing
because it means you have clothes to wear.

Weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day
because it means you have been productive.

The alarm that goes off in the early morning hours
because it means that you are alive.

Courtesy of Gordon Wusyk

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.
Hamilton Wright Mabi