Today is Thanksgiving, and here in America we celebrate being thankful. It is so hard to see the good things in life sometimes, because human nature focuses on the bad. Our culture also encourages greed and envy, creating a selfishness that can make us forget to be grateful for what we do have. So today I am focusing the many good things in my life.
- I am thankful for my health and the health of my family.
- I am thankful for my husband’s return after almost 6 months away for work.
- I am thankful for a family that is warm and loving.
- I am thankful for having a strong house and enough to eat.
- I am thankful for the luxury of time to rest.
I am lucky. My family is healthy, we are all safe, we are all well-enough off that we have enough food to eat and healthy places to live. I am part of a family who is kind and generous and loving. I have work I enjoy, and hobbies that inspire me.
I have enough. And in this world right now, where so many people work themselves to the bone, where they live in fear for themselves or their loved ones, where they have to worry every day about food and safety, that is a tremendous amount to be thankful for.
I have enough.
And I am thankful.