Being Thankful

Thanksgiving.

That time of year when people set aside a week, a day or an hour to be thankful.

So damn easy to say that life’s so hard.
Everybody’s got their share of battle scars.
As for me, I’d like to thank my luck stars that I’m alive and well.

Lately on the news, in the paper and on TV you hear about things we don’t have and reasons not to be thankful.

It’d be easy to add up all the pain
And all the dreams you sat and watched go up in flames.
Dwell on the wreckage as it smolder in the rain.
But not me. I’m alive.

Sometimes we can get so wrapped up in our problems, that are HUGE to us, that we forget to take a time out.

Stars are dancing on the water here tonight.
It’s good for the soul, when there’s not a soul in sight.
But this boat has caught its wind and brought me back to life
Now I’m alive and well.

I think we might make it harder than it needs to be. Being thankful doesn’t have to be a production. It can be as simple as being thankful for enough.

Thank you for enough money to get me to the next pay day.

Thank you for enough food that I didn’t go to bed hungry this week.

Thank you for enough strength to get out of bed every day.

And today you know that’s good enough for me.
Breathing in and out’s a blessing can’t you see?
Today’s the first day of the rest of my life.
Yeah, I’m alive and well.

I am thankful for enough family and friends that I feel loved every single day of my life.

What are you thankful for enough of?