Nov 282019
I’m not thankful for Trump.
I am thankful for the faith to force myself up each day.
I’m not thankful for Safeway.com.
I am exceptionally thankful for Wendy!!
I’m not thankful for Bought Bitch Mitch or Devin Nunes.
I am thankful for all of you.
I’m not thankful for pseudo-Christians.
I am thankful for the strength to
RESIST!!
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Awww….Thank you, Tom. And Wendy!!!
This is the very BEST THANKFUL page that I’ve seen !!
I too, am very thankful of you, and those who visit this page.
Watching the Macy’s day parade.
p.s. I’m also thankful for mincemeat pie.
Today, I make my Sacrament of Thanksgiving.
I begin with the simple things of my days:
Fresh air to breathe,
Cool water to drink,
The taste of food,
The protection of houses and clothes,
The comforts of home.
For all these I make an act of Thanksgiving this day!
I bring to mind all the warmth of humankind that I have known:
My mother’s arms,
The strength of my father,
The playmates of my childhood,
The wonderful stories brought to me from the lives of many who talked of days gone by when fairies and giants and all kinds of magic held sway;
The tears I have shed, the tears I have seen;
The excitement of laughter and the twinkle in the eye with its reminder that life is good.
For all these I make an act of Thanksgiving this day.
I finger one by one the messages of hope that awaited me at the crossroads:
The smile of approval from those who held in their hands the reins of my security;
The tightening of the grip in a single handshake when I feared the step before me in the darkness;
The whisper in my heart when the temptation was fiercest and the claims of appetite were not to be denied;
The crucial word said, the simple sentence from an open page when my decision hung in the balance.
For all these I make an act of Thanksgiving this day.
I pass before me the mainsprings of my heritage:
The fruits of the labors of countless generations who lived before me, without whom my own life would have no meaning;
The seers who saw visions and dreamed dreams;
The prophets who sensed a truth greater than the mind could grasp and whose words could only find fulfillment in the years which they would never see;
The workers whose sweat has watered the trees, the leaves of which are for the healing of the nations;
The pilgrims who set their sails for lands beyond all horizons, whose courage made paths into new worlds and far-off places;
The saviors whose blood was shed with a recklessness that only a dream could inspire and God could command.
For all these I make an act of Thanksgiving this day.
I linger over the meaning of my own life and the commitment to which I give the loyalty of my heart and mind:
The little purposes in which I have shared with my loves, my desires, my gifts;
The restlessness which bottoms all I do with its stark insistence that I have never done my best, I have never reached for the highest;
The big hope that never quite deserts me, that I and my kind will study war no more, that love and tenderness and all the inner graces of Almighty affection will cover the life of the children of God as the waters cover the sea.
All these and more than mind can think and heart can feel,
I make as my sacrament of Thanksgiving to Thee,
Our Father, in humbleness of mind and simplicity of heart.
Howard Thurman
That truly is a lovely Thanksgiving poem. Thanks for sharing it.
Ditto!
Absolutely beautiful and meaningful, Joanne.
Thank you! for sharing.
Wonderful post, TomCat.
I wish everyone a great Thanksgiving with a long list of things to be thankful for.
I say Amen to your thankful quotes. TomCat.
Hope that you had a lovely Thanksgiving day. That goes for the rest of our group too.
It’s been pouring all day long, ever since very early this morning. Plus it’s a cold rain for my area.
I enjoyed the poem Joanne shared above.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I’m looking forward to celebrating our family’s Turkey Day tomorrow.
A preview of my dinner plate on Friday (although I doubt the green beans would be the last to disappear – I love green beans! Come to think of it, there just are not many foods I DON’T love!)
I have been a delayed gratifier since I was so little a girl, I can’t remember how long ago it was. The last thing to disappear on my plate is always whatever I like the best.
I am definitely thankful for a lot of things:
For living in a country that is – at least nominally – a democracy, and for the right to vote so we have a decent chance to turn this country from the horrid course it is on now
For not living in a war zone
For freedom of speech and expression
For good health
For a wonderful family (even if we are scattered literally all over the globe)
For the Internet
For having enough money to get by
For reliable friends
For public transit
For living in a city that has a lot to offer in the way of arts and entertainment
For microbreweries – and changing laws in Georgia that have made the microbrewery explosion in this state possible
For having the opportunity to support great political candidates, even if not all of them won
For living near a reliable service station, three grocery stores, three dry cleaners, and a great veterinarian
For Gene Roddenberry, who gave us Star Trek
For libraries, where I can find good books to do research
For pleasant memories, especially of those who have passed on
For never being subjected to the trauma of sexual assault, severe bodily injury or imprisonment
For having a roof over my head and food in the fridge
For low-cost spay and neuter clinics
I could go on and on and on and on – time to stop!
Heartfelt – and it makes one think.
Thanks and TGIF hugs to all!
Thank you Tom,for your considerate message.hugs to you 🤗😘