Most of all I am thankful for my little daughter.... the one who brings 98% of the smiles to my face. I am thankful for my family. Those who put up with me daily. The people who support me when I need it. The ones who encourage me when I am down. The people who always tell me the things that I DO NOT want to hear, when I really NEED to hear them. I am thankful for my husband, the main provider for our family. Yes I bring in money from my photos and other things but, he is the one who pays the bills. I am thankful that he supports my photography and my ambitions. I am thankful for GOD. The one thing in this world that is always reliable. I am thankful for my broken camera... it has made it this far and will soon retire to a beautiful Canon 20D. I am thankful for my new hard drive on my computer! I am thankful for myspace and all of my new friends!
Besides all of the material things that we have to be thankful for, I feel that it is important that we look around the world to have a better grasp on our daily blessings that we take for granted. I am thankful I am not in certain regions in the world where I would have no rights. I am thankful that I have food to eat everyday, when so many children and families globally are suffering. I am thankful for the roof that I sleep under every night, especially when there are homeless people sleeping in alleys beside garbage cans. I am thankful for the heat in our house that keeps us warm. There are many people, even in America that cannot afford to heat their homes this winter. I am thankful that even though our bill is mighty high, at least we have heat! I am thankful for my health. Countries like Africa have millions of people that suffer from HIV , and other deadly diseases for which the citizens cannot get proper treatment so I am thankful for our health care system.
We take so much for granted daily. It is good to have one holiday a year that reminds us of everything that we have in our lives that we should be grateful for. This Thanksgiving, I encourage all of you to reflect on your lives, and your daily duties that you take for granted. Be thankful that you are able to walk, eat, sleep in a warm bed, breath fresh air, drink clean water... just look around.. there is so much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
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