Thanksgiving

Tomorrow is thanksgiving.
So I'm going to take a break from my regular opining about everything that is wrong with the world and give you a list of things that I have to be thankful for.

-The fact that I serve a God who loves me and has a plan for my life and has blessed me with the rest of this list.
-A family who loves and supports me
-Good friends who put up with my ridiculous self
-A church that encourages and challenges me
-A country that doesn't murder me because I disagree
-A roof to sleep under
-The decadent beauty of creation
-Music and the ability to make it
-A couple meals a day
-Legs and arms and fingers and toes


Amidst all my complaining and the way that I'm never satisfied with anything, I have a lot to be thankful for. And I know for a fact I could come up with a much longer list should I take the time to sit and make it. But as I look at that list, there is nothing on there that I don't take for granted on a daily basis. There are plenty of people in this world who do not enjoy many of the simple things that I take as necessity. And the holidays, which can be a great time of connection, can also be a rather lonely time. I would like to take this moment to encourage all of you who might happen upon this to look for those less fortunate than yourself. And do something about it. Ghandi once said "...You must be the change you wish to see in the world." I think he may have been on to something.