HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

This piece was taken from an article I read in the paper by Mr. Craig Harris of CNHI News. It was all worth sharing but I'm only putting part of it here.

What are you thankful for this year? The point of Thanksgiving is finding things for which to be thankful. The world will never be perfect, but there is always enough good to give us hope. It's up to us to look for it, find it, and remember it. If we really look, we can always find something.
Yes it is important to stop and give thanks, even if the only thing we are thankful for is that we survived another year. You see, it is at that moment that we begin to realize there truly are many things good about our lives. We begin to think about the joy our loved ones give. We remember our shelter, transportation, job, friendships, our kid's successes in school, clothing, church, and our daily bread.We are thankful for getting well when we were sick or for living another year with our sight and hearing intact. Maybe we got a raise. Maybe we reconciled with an old friend. Maybe we have learned something that we never knew before.
Then it hits us: that maybe life isn't so bad after all. Maybe there is reason to have hope. Without hope, life would not be worth living and being thankful reminds us of the hope we have. That's why I think Thanksgiving is so important and why I am glad it's a national holiday.
If we don't teach our children to be thankful, they may go through life without hope and they may not appreciate the world around them. How sad to live with blinders on to all but our own interests. How sad to go through life with a chip on your shoulder. How sad to go through life with no desire to take care of our world. Teach your children to be thankful. Count your blessings and let them hear you. Tell them they are high on your list.
My wife says Thanksgiving is the "middle child" of the holidays and some people overlook it. She's right and that's sad. Life is more than a party, and it's more than giving and receiving presents. Life is at its best when we are thankful.
What are you thankful for this year? I'm thankful for faith, hope, and love. Sometimes that's all we have, but it's always all we need.
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I personally do have so much to be thankful for and not just at Thanksgiving but all year long. I do appreciate and count my blessings. I do agree with this article so much. I think that Thanksgiving is the "middle child" and is often overlooked or it's just a day to feast for most people. I wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. One of my blessings are all my blogging friends! I am thankful for you all.