Everyone has off-days!!

If you're human, chances are you've experienced off-days when you feel "down", you feel life is unfair - maybe so many things have gone wrong for you that week you begin to wonder if there really IS anything in that old folk tale about breaking a mirror brings 7 years bad luck... and you think back trying to remember the last time you broke a mirror!

Sometimes it helps to have something to put life back into perspective - something that reminds us of what really is important - something to pick us up and put a smile back on our faces - something that reminds us of how much we already have and for which we can and should be very grateful.

I wish I knew the author of the following so I could acknowledge them, but wherever I've seen this it always says "Author unknown" - he or she is another reason to be thankful! They have written something simple and easy to read that puts everything back into place. Enjoy!

I AM THANKFUL...

for the wife
who says it's hot dogs tonight,
because she is home with me,
and not out with someone else.

For the husband
who is on the sofa
being a couch potato,
because he is home with me
and not out at the bars.

For the teenager
who is complaining about doing dishes
because that means she is at home,
not on the streets.

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

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

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

For my shadow
that watches me work
because it means
I am out in the sunshine.

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

For all the complaining
I hear about the government
because it means that
we have freedom of speech.

For the parking spot
I find at the far end of the parking lot
because it means I am capable of walking
and that I have been
blessed with transportation.

For my huge heating bill
because it means I am warm.

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

For the pile
of laundry and ironing
because it means
I have clothes to wear.

For weariness and aching muscles
at the end of the day
because it means
I have been capable of working hard.

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

And finally...
For too much trivial e-mail
because it means I have
friends who are thinking of me

Author unknown.

And I bet you can add to this list... what are YOU thankful for today?

Terri Levine
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