Belated Thanksgiiving

I am thankful for:

my loving family

my comfy and cozy home

my dependable car

being born in USA

my loving friends

my career

my education

my art that I create

my Bible

My Jesus

my salvation

my many freedoms

my computers

my church

my pets

my travel memories

Christmas

family memories

and so much more!

It is easy to forget how much I have, and easy to wallow in self pity for what I don't have.  I have to stop and think about what I do have.  I heard a quote that I like that goes something like don't want what you don't have, but want what you do have.  I like that.  There are some things I have no control over, my career, romantic relationships, the weather.  But I do have control over how I respond and react to my circumstances.  So instead of feeling sorry for myself, I have to consciously be thankful because in reality, to much of the known world, I have more than them.