Life's Riches

[ennazus]

I am thankful to have a healthy DH and DS.... some people don't have an immediate family.

I am thankful I get to go to WDW every couple years or so...some children have never even been.

I am thankful I recently went on the DCL.... some people won't even dream of going.

I am thankful that my grandmother's recent stroke didn't kill her.... some people don't have grandmothers that live to be 89 years old.

I am thankful that my father's heart condition is being stablized with proper diet and no more smoking... some people don't even know their father.

I am thankful my house is warm and our pantry is full.... some people can't afford to turn the heat up as much as would make them comfortable.

I am thankful that my mother has had two sucessful brain operations to get rid of a tumor... some people have already lost their moms.

I am thankful for knowledge, the web and books to read... some people can't read.

I am thankful for dear friends on the NET... some people don't even have any connection (electronic or personal)

I am thankful for extra money to take care of an animal... some people abuse their animals.

I am thankful for a job... some people are looking for a job.

I am thankful I live in a free country... some people live in tyranny.

I am thankful for a health system... some people don't even have a doctor in their area for true emergencies.

I am thankful for a safe water supply... some people have to carry water for miles.

(sorry for the length, Jason )

 

[EROS]

Beautiful post, ennazus.

We ALL should count our blessings ....

 

[ennazus]

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget
that the highest appreciation is not to utter words,
but to live by them.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy

You cannot do a kindness too soon
because you never know how soon it will be too late.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

We should all be thankful for
those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
Albert Schweitzer

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies;
but let the thankful heart
sweep through the day and,
as the magnet finds the iron,
so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
Henry Ward Beecher

Some people are always grumbling
because roses have thorns;
I am thankful
that thorns have roses.
Alphonse Karr

He said he got up to the line and thought about
his wife and daughter, and everything he had
to be thankful for.
Spoken after an interview with Derek Parra,
immediately following his silver medal winning
2002 Olympic performance.

I think I learned
to appreciate and treasure each day,
because you don't know
how many you're going to be given.
US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

When I started counting my blessings,
my whole life turned around.
Willie Nelson

If you haven’t all the things you want,
be grateful for the things you don’t have
that you wouldn’t want.
Unknown

He is a wise man who does not grieve
for the things which he has not,
but rejoices for those which he has.
Epictetus

Let us rise up and be thankful,
for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little,
and if we didn't learn a little,
at least we didn't get sick,
and if we got sick, at least we didn't die;
so, let us all be thankful.
- The Buddha

It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed
in the same moment.
Naomi Williams, Body, Mind and Spirit

 

[fireplug]

Thank you for a reminder of how lucky many of us are !

Steve

 

[PandyPaws]

 

[ennazus]

 

[ennazus]

http://www.bethankful.com/

http://www.ishaah.com/Thankful.htm

http://www.send4fun.com/thankfulforwhoyouare.htm

http://www.debsspot.com/thanks.htm

child worksheet-draw a line from the statement to the picture
http://www.ebibleteacher.com/children/classmat/images/thankfulfor.gif

child’s picture
http://mail.springer.losaltos.k12.ca.us/1999/3/So Thankful/Connor.gif

http://www.momof9splace.com/thanks1.html

Thankful for Dads
http://www.shalomjerusalem.com/culture/culture13.htm

 

[Dan Murphy]

Very nice thoughts, ennazus, and so very true. And thank you.

 

[helenabear]

Beautiful thoughts there ennazus... it is good to be reminded of what we should be thankful for... thank you

 

[glo]

What a beautiful post..Thank you for posting it.
I was just doing the same thing this morning...and thinking of all I was thoughtful for....

We are so lucky, and we just take it for granted
Thank you for posting this