Wednesday, December 10, 2008

belated thanks

I was catching up on some blogs today from WAY back and stumbled across the following. I think it is a nice way to put things in perspective, don't you?

I am thankful for…

the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends...

the taxes I pay because it means I am employed...

the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat

a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home…

my shadow who watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine…

the spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking…

all the complaining about our government because it means we have freedom of speech…

my large heating bill because it means I am warm…

the lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means that I can hear…

the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means I am alive…

the piles of laundry and ironing because it means that my loved ones are nearby…

weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been productive…


Well said.

2 comments:

Pamela said...

Hear, hear.
Or is it hear, here? Here, here?
Yeah. Well said.

Ryan said...

That's a great way of looking at it... sometimes we get so wrapped up in the negative aspects of life that we can lose sight of what's good about it.