Count your blessings, Christmas countdown...

[keith]

With Thanksgiving and the holidays approaching, now is as good a time as any to count your blessings!

We've got quite a good-hearted group here at theBubbler, though we all have our grumbles. Some of us aren't looking forward to Winter, some of us don't care much for Mondays, all of us have a few pet peeves.

This thread is for counting our blessings as the holidays approach.


I was talking with Santa today (good Christmas countdown clock there) and decided that I must do this thread I've been thinking about for at least a few days.

I'll start.

I'm blessed because of my Dad. He gave me a great start in life and much more. I'll miss him this Christmas.

I'm blessed because my family and I enjoy relatively good health.

I'm blessed because I get to do the kind of work that I really enjoy, that I'm good at, and that other people get to benefit from.

I'm blessed to be able to communicate fairly well, and to have places like this to do it, with people I enjoy communicating with.

I'm blessed because I still have friends, good friends, from thirty or forty years ago.

I'm blessed with a nice house, in a nice area, with good schools in a great country.

I hope you are all blessed, too, and that you'll share your blessings.

Regards,
Keith

[dgridley]

Some great points you make, Keith.. and while I don't want to sound geo or ethnocentric, when I see the problems throughout the world, I always feel blessed to live in a great country like the US of A.

I may not be in great health but I'm blessed that I'm still able to get around and the old heart is still beating!

Blessed that I have a roof over my head, cupboards and a fridge with food in them (even ice cream, yay!), good friends, a job..

My mom used to quote this all the time:

I cried because I had no shoes, until I saw a man with no feet. -Arabic Proverb

[Santa]

Thanks, Keith.

I am blessed for my family and extended family.

I am blessed to be able to work in the fields that I do, and love the compensation that I receive, not only monetary, but the appreciation of the children and the families that I work for.

I am blessed because I have a place to live(in Milwaukee) and food to eat.

I have to say I am very blessed to know someone like you, Keith, an ally in business.

[tamed]

I am blessed with the obvious...family, rewarding career, nice home and all the accoutrements.

The less than obvious things that I love about my little life: the rhythm of it all, the way something beautiful catches me by surprise like the gracefulness of a deer or a hawk. The way my husband will reach out to squeeze my hand when I walk past. My grand kids running to greet me. Even the black parts that threaten to take me apart piece by piece...they let me know when I've got it really good, when I should thank my lucky stars that I'm alive.

[dgridley]

Nicely put..

Originally Posted by tamed

I am blessed with the obvious...family, rewarding career, nice home and all the accoutrements.

The less than obvious things that I love about my little life: the rhythm of it all, the way something beautiful catches me by surprise like the gracefulness of a deer or a hawk. The way my husband will reach out to squeeze my hand when I walk past. My grand kids running to greet me. Even the black parts that threaten to take me apart piece by piece...they let me know when I've got it really good, when I should thank my lucky stars that I'm alive.

[keith]

Originally Posted by Santa

Thanks, Keith...

Thank you.

Originally Posted by tamed

I am blessed with the obvious...family, rewarding career, nice home and all the accoutrements.

The less than obvious things that I love about my little life: the rhythm of it all, the way something beautiful catches me by surprise like the gracefulness of a deer or a hawk. The way my husband will reach out to squeeze my hand when I walk past. My grand kids running to greet me. Even the black parts that threaten to take me apart piece by piece...they let me know when I've got it really good, when I should thank my lucky stars that I'm alive.

Beautifully put. Thanks for sharing.

Regards,
Keith

[keith]

Anyone else care to reflect on what they're thankful for?

Regards,
Keith

[keith]

Grateful for beer! Good beer. Mmmmmmmmm, beer.

Often give and get a gift to/from a friend that has 2 kinds of each of a variety of beers.

Regards,
Keith

[tamed]

The infamous Benjamin Franklin quote:
Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

[keith]

Thanksgiving coming up.

What do you have to be thankful for?

Regards,
Keith

[keith]

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[pk]

Things to be thankful for:


A beautiful song
A comfortable chair
A cool breeze
A drink of cool water
A full moon
A gentle rain
A glass of cold milk
A good book to read
A good coat
A good husband/wife/partner
A good pillow
A scenic drive
Air conditioning
Banana splits
Beaches in the morning
Birds singing
Blue jeans
Brothers
Butterflies
Butterfly kisses
Ceiling fans
Children laughing
Christmas morning
Clothes that fit well
Comfortable shoes
Compliments
Computers that work
Cooing Babies
Dark Chocolate
Dishwashers
Diversity
Dried pineapple slices
Fairness
Crackling fire in a fireplace
Flowers
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Fresh ideas
Friendly dogs
Good conversation
Good eyesight
Good friends
Good health
Good movies
Good teachers
Good tires
Grace
Grandchildren
Grandma
Grandpa
Hair spray
High-speed Internet access
Holding hands
Homemade ice cream
Honest people
Hugs
Ice cubes
Indoor plumbing
Kind men
Kittens
Laughter
Live Christmas trees
Morning coffee
Parking spaces near the front
Peanut butter
Plenty of closet space
Polyester
Polite drivers
Porch swings
Pregnant women
Puppies
Quiet mornings
Rainbows
Remote Controls
Roasted peanuts
Shade trees
Silk pajamas
Sisters
Smiles
Snow covered mountains
Snowflakes
Soft toilet paper
Sunrises
Sunsets
Thanksgiving dinner
That I wasn't in the obituaries today
The color of autumn leaves
The ocean
The smell of a Sunday roast cooking
The smell of homemade bread
The words "I love you"
Tire swings
True friends
Uninterrupted dinners
Warm kisses
Warm showers
Whipped cream
White puffy clouds
Wrinkle-free clothes