be thankful – Unleash the Flying Monkeys!

It’s a tradition at our Thanksgiving dinner to go around the table and share with the family what it is we’re most thankful for. So this year I’m going to post just a few of the many treasures in my life for which I am grateful.

My health
I’m not in perfect shape. And I could definitely use a trip to the dentist. But overall, I’m not doing too shabby. Hopefully all the chocolate I’ll eat between now and December 31st won’t have too big an effect. The ability to see, touch, taste, hear and feel won’t be taken for granted. I count my blessings every day I am able to: wake up, breathe, get out of bed on my own, walk to the kitchen, fix my breakfast, eat, shower, listen to music, watch movies and feel my daughter’s hugs. Thank you, universe! (And DNA.)

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Be thankful for what you have. A familiar piece of advice, especially if you’ve ever been unable to obtain something you really wanted. Or, found yourself in an unexpected situation, usually one with negative connotations, from which you saw no way out. Perhaps you heard that timeless phrase when you complained about insert whine here. (Complaining is related to worry and those are two relatives you don’t want to invite over!)

But it is in those troubled moments – the times when you’re pushed to the limits of your ability to cope – that gratitude is needed most.

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. ~ Buddha

When you can’t pay your bills, be thankful. If your car won’t start and you’ll be late for work, be grateful. Are you exhausted from working 14 hours straight? Be thankful! For in those instants life is offering you a choice: transform your problem into an opportunity for gratitude (and so much more) or drown in a sea of self-pity and sorrow.

So what’s to be thankful for when you’ve run out of money and can’t buy food for another three days?

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