If you choose to believe all the newspaper headlines and stories on TV, we’re in quite a predicament. Most of the news is pretty dire and disheartening – bank failures, auto bailouts, security fraud, etc. Don’t get me wrong. People are suffering. There are definitely some problems out there in the economy and world in general, but news organizations seem preoccupied with only bringing you the worst that the world has to offer. If you just look around a little, it’s not too hard to find the good out there. With that idea in mind, I thought I’d share some of the things that I’m thankful for.
Family – consider yourself very fortunate if you have family members that you love and want to be with. There are a lot of families out there that don’t even want to be together and that is sad.
Friends – I’m not the most outgoing person in the world, so I can’t say I have a ton of friends. However, the ones that I do have, I appreciate very much.
Health – this one’s a biggy for me. If you’re in generally good health, consider yourself very lucky. There are so many people out there that would give anything to have a healthy and pain free body. With the exception of the occasional back problem, I’ve been very fortunate. Knock on wood!
House – a roof over my head and a warm bed at night.
Cheap Gas – a few months ago, people would have been happy to have $3/gallon gas. Now it’s less than $1.50/gallon. I don’t know how long it’ll last, but it sure is nice to fill up the car for less than $20.
Employment Rate – The national employment rate is over 93%. It sounds a lot better than hearing the unemployment rate rose to 6.7%, doesn’t it?
So there you have it. I’m sure if you look around, you’ll find there are many things that you can be thankful for. Have a very Merry Christmas and a super New Year.
