BE THANKFUL

It's that time of the year for most of us.

A time to think back on all that's happened to us.

A time to remember those who've touched our lives.

A time to be Thankful for all that we have and for all that we will have.

Here in the States, we just celebrated a Holiday we call Thanksgiving. It's a time of families getting together, sharing a meal and the wonderful feeling of being a family. And to rejoice and be thankful for all we have.

But where ever you are in the World, it's good to sit back at times, anytime of the year, and be thankful for all that you have and all that you will have. Whatever Religion you practice or even if you don't practice any, we all need to take the time to sit back and look over what has been and think of the things that will be.

My beliefs tell me there is a plan being worked out for all of our lives, whether you believe in God or not. There is a plan for all of us. That's what I believe.

Think back to all the things that happened in your life, good and bad. I'll bet that many of them happened by what might seem as pure chance, if you think about it. Being in the right place at the right time. Meeting that special person, getting the one job you didn't think you'd get or getting a job you didn't think you'd like, but did.

Whatever it was, we need to be thankful for it. Even some of the bad things that happen to us are really good in the long run. Even losing a job or someone in your life can be looked at as a plus when you get far enough away from the pain of it. Like the old saying goes, Every cloud has a silver lining. You just need to look for it. And this saying, When one door closes, another door opens. Just keep your eye out for it.

You have a lot to be thankful for...

If you have your health, be thankful for it.
If you have money in the bank, be thankful for it.
If you have a family that loves you, be thankful for them.
If your family is healthy, be thankful for it.
If you can read this, be thankful for it.
If you can wake up in the morning, be thankful for it.
If you can look up at a blue sky, be thankful for it.
If you have enough to eat, be thankful for it.
If you have friends, be thankful for them.
If you are warm, be thankful for it.
If a child looks up at you and smiles, be thankful for it.
If anyone looks at you and smiles, be thankful for it.
If you can hear laughter, be thankful for it.
If you have opportunity, be thankful for it.
If you have shelter, be thankful for it.
If you have people willing to help you, be thankful for them.
If you believe, be thankful for it.

There are many things to be thankful for, simple things and big things.

When someone does something for you, smile and say, Thank you. That smile and a little thing like saying, Thank you, can go along way to making that persons day brighter.

If you don't have everything you want in life, and who does, be thankful for what you do have and what you have the ability to have.

Miracles can happen and do happen everyday. We just have to open our eyes to see them.

I want to Thank You for taking the time each week to read what I write. I want to Thank you for joining the different programs I've told you about. I want to Thank you for trying to build your business and there by help me to build mine.

Say Thank you to those who help and those who offer help.

And when someone says Thank you to you, remember to say...

You're Welcome.