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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
Hidden blessings
Some might say it’s difficult to give thanks this year
in the midst of bad economic times. People are losing
homes, people are losing jobs, people have seen their investments fade away.
While many of us have had to adjust our lifestyle, tempering our prosperity should not mean tempering our thanks. If anything, the thanks we give this Thanksgiving should be heightened. These difficult times bind us together in observance — not to lament how much we have lost, but to acknowledge how much we have.
Let’s consider what we have to be thankful for.
Time with family. For all their foibles, we can’t live without them.
Time with friends. They calm us down when things go right and pick us up when things go bad.
Time with good neighbors. Like family, we didn’t choose them. But they help make life better and give us a sense of community.
Time with our co->vorkers. We spend more of our waking hours with these people than anyone else. They enrich our lives and give us enormous pleasure and satisfaction in the workplace.
Those with whom we worship. Regardless of the affiliation, there’s something soothing about spending time with spiritual kin. They remind us that we’re not alone. And offer a hand in a time of need.
The strangers we encounter in our day-to-day lives. Those who rush to hold an open door for you, the driver who slows down to let you into the lane, the delivery person who carries a package up the stairs, the cheery store clerk who helps you locate a difficult-to-find item.
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