I Am Thankful...
For the teenager who is not doing dishes
but is watching TV,
because that means he is at home
and not on the streets.
For the taxes that I pay, because it means
that I am employed.
For the mess to clean after a party,
because it means that I have been
surrounded by friends.
For the clothes that fit a little too snug,
because it means I have enough to eat.
For my shadow that watches me work,
because it means I am out in the sunshine.
For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing,
because it means I have a home.
For all the complaining
I hear about the government,
because it means that
we have freedom of speech.
For the parking spot I find at the far end
of the parking lot,
because it means I am capable of walking
and that I have been blessed
with transportation.
For my huge heating bill,
because it means I am warm.
For the lady behind me in church
that sings off key,
because it means that I can hear.
For the pile of laundry and ironing,
because it means I have clothes to wear.
For weariness and aching muscles
at the end of the day,
because it means I have been
capable of working hard.
For the alarm that goes off
in the early morning hours,
because it means that I am alive.
And finally....
For too much e-mail,
because it means I have friends
who are thinking of me.
For the teenager who is not doing dishes
but is watching TV,
because that means he is at home
and not on the streets.
For the taxes that I pay, because it means
that I am employed.
For the mess to clean after a party,
because it means that I have been
surrounded by friends.
For the clothes that fit a little too snug,
because it means I have enough to eat.
For my shadow that watches me work,
because it means I am out in the sunshine.
For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing,
because it means I have a home.
For all the complaining
I hear about the government,
because it means that
we have freedom of speech.
For the parking spot I find at the far end
of the parking lot,
because it means I am capable of walking
and that I have been blessed
with transportation.
For my huge heating bill,
because it means I am warm.
For the lady behind me in church
that sings off key,
because it means that I can hear.
For the pile of laundry and ironing,
because it means I have clothes to wear.
For weariness and aching muscles
at the end of the day,
because it means I have been
capable of working hard.
For the alarm that goes off
in the early morning hours,
because it means that I am alive.
And finally....
For too much e-mail,
because it means I have friends
who are thinking of me.
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