- November 27, 2008
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On Thankfulness
This time of year tends to bring a time of reflection… a time of examination. This holiday, in particular brings out the “I’m so thankful” attitude… A holiday with a name like THANKSgiving will lead a person to behave in such ways…
I have so much to be thankful for, yet I find I behave like spoiled brat. I fail to be thankful when I whine about my tepid cup of coffee… as there are people fighting wars for a drop of water. I fail to be thankful when I complain about my aching muscles because I HAD to work out extra-long because I have access to way more food than I will ever need… Meanwhile, a father works his fingers raw to maybe bring home enough grain for the day. I fail in thankfulness when I feel exasperated by my children, and meanwhile mothers mourn the loss of a child. I fail when I curse the broken washer because I have 4 loads to do, while a young girl washes her one article of clothing in a river. There are wars, famines, natural disasters, hardship, unimaginable atrocities… and I have no idea what is really going on out there.
Ya know?
Despite my shamefully frequent oversights… I AM deeply thankful for my life and the delightful fruit that fills it. I feel I am one of the richest women in the world when it comes to the important stuff. I am thankful for my incredible family, my good health, a warm home, an education, freedom to vote and complain, and I have had the unique blessing of having incredible friends throughout the course of my life… I am dumbfounded.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday… and are dumbfounded by the richness in your lives.
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Very nicely written. I know I should be more grateful for everything in my life. We only have to take a few minutes each day to reflect upon how lucky we are. Hope you have a wonderful holiday!
Beautiful post Jenny….Have a wonderful day with your family! Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you for that post. Puts a few things in perspective.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
I am totally dumbfounded!
Great post!
Happy Turkey Day Jenny!!!
I’m thankful you are my friend…
Thanks for the reminder, beautifully done.
I, too, am dumbfounded.
Happy Thanksgiving, Jenny – to you and yours!! =)
I feel the same. When I force myself to look at the big picture, I realize how happy I am. But judging by my daily reactions to daily annoyances, you would never know how happy I really am. Trying to work on it, though.
You said it so well, my friend. I am just like you. I complain, then feel guilty because really, what do I have to complain about? Every day should be Thanksgiving (but I’m not sure we could handle that much food every. day.).
Blessings to you, my friend. Happy Thanksgiving.
You know you are so right. Even the poorest of us is better off the almost everyone else on the planet. This has been said many times of course.
You are certainly screaming my truth! We have SO much to be thankful and have SO much compared to SO many.
Happy Thanksgiving (a few days late). I am blessed by having know you.