Just Be Thankful

- We must be thankful for the offer and willingness to help, not the outcome.
- We must be thankful for the challenges, not just the successes,
- We must be thankful for the spirited debate, not just the resolution,
- We must be thankful for the child that tries to cheer us up when we are down and the child that tries to help another child, not just the child that does his/her chores,
- We must be thankful not just for what the Creator has done, but what he/she hasn't done,
- We must be thankful for our trails and tribulations, not just our glorious victories,
- We must be thankful for the clothes on our back, and not ungrateful for the style they lack.
- We must be thankful for the $10 we might have today that we didn't have yesterday, and let go of the fact that we did not get the thousand we wanted,
- We must be thankful for the hug our loved one gave to us, although they did not say they loved us,
- We must be thankful for the meal we had today, and not dwell on the one we might have dreamed of,
- We must be thankful for the job we have now, not just the one we might get or wished we had,
- We must be thankful for that friend that is with us and supports us, not just the best friend that isn't there,
- We must be thankful for the survivors of natural catastrophes, and be thankful for the memory of those we might have lost,
- We must be thankful for all things.

-- M. Raymond Sheppard