Thanks Giving

When was the last time did you and you family and I mean all of them got together and gave thanks? When was the last time you joined all you frens and laughed that all ur frens were actually there?

While the concept of thanks giving is purely American and commercialized. the ideology is something we can apply on second thoughts we should apply…

Every day, we are bombarded with images and messages of how terrible the world around us is. The news tells us about war, terrorism, death and destruction. Very few news stories focus on the positive. Any a time I watch a TV3 program which focuses on the poor and those suffering and sometimes I cant eat. It does effect me.


Do we need to be reminded how much we have to be thankful for in the grand scheme of things? Do the tattered remains of flags on car antennas signal that we have forgotten how incredibly lucky we are to live in a country that offers freedom and unprecedented opportunity to its citizens?

Sometimes we all need a reminder, especially when we complain about things financial and material.
So for this Thanksgiving Day:

Let's stop complaining about stock losses and be thankful we still have the potential for gains.

Let's stop complaining about oppressive bosses, and be thankful we still have jobs.

Let's stop complaining about being overweight, and be thankful we have plenty to eat.

Let's stop complaining about traffic, and be thankful we still have gas for our record-setting number of new cars.

Let's stop complaining about over-spending, and be thankful we're not without money at all. (If this isn't enough to be thankful for, then share some of the "problem" by buying a gift for a child who has none.)

Let's stop complaining about e-mail spam, and be thankful we can communicate.

Let's stop complaining about lawyers, and be thankful we have nothing to sue for. (Or stop filing suits when we have nothing to sue for.)

Let's stop complaining about politicians, and be thankful we can vote our choices. (And then do it.)

Let's stop complaining about what teenagers wear and listen to, and be thankful we have grown older.

Let's stop complaining about rudeness, and be thankful we know the difference between good manners and bad. (Obviously, rude people don't know the difference.)

Let's stop complaining about the football referees' calls, and be thankful we can watch football instead of missile strikes on TV today.

Let's stop complaining about other people's opinions, and be thankful we can express ours.

Let's stop complaining about the weather, and be thankful we awakened in peace and freedom today, and that the weather will certainly change tomorrow.

And while we're counting our blessings, let's be especially grateful for all the young men and women who are defending our country and freedom around the world, so we can sit here and be thankful today.

On this day, of all days, we have so much more to be thankful for than to complain about.

And that's The Savage Truth.


What can you be thankful for, despite your current situation? They say that “in all things give thanks.” That doesn’t mean we have to be thankful FOR a situation, but it does mean we can find things to be thankful for, no matter what our circumstances are.

So, when we think about it, there is always someone worse off than us. I don’t know who wrote the following, but it shows how much we do have when we pause to think about it:
“If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep…you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet and spare change in a dish someplace…you are among the 8% of the world’s wealthy.

If you woke this morning with more health than illness…you are more blessed than the million who will not survive the week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation…you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.”

Try writing your own "thankfulness" list. It might be difficult to begin with, so give yourself time and space to think about it.

If you are finding it hard to see something positive, start small. It might simply be the smell of a particular flower, the warmth of the sun after days of rain, your dog’s happy bark. Just starting the process of being thankful can snowball. And, you might be surprised at how your attitude towards and feelings about life can be positively affected

Despite all this it still cant change your perception… go and jump off a river!!!