What are you thankful for?

[Jesda]

Tonight I leaned back in my chair, sipped a Yuengling Black & Tan from a tall frosty mug that has my name engraved on it, and thought about how fortunate I am.

I'm surrounded by great friends and close family, I don't worry about money, I have tons of freedom, and I have just enough stuff to keep myself amused. I feel well-liked and respected by my peers. I live in one of the safest zip codes in the country. I've never had to fight in a war. I've never been a victim of violent crime. I don't have significant debt. I don't even hate my ex-girlfriends.

I'm not rich. I'm missing most of hair on my head. My left knee could use some work. However, my teeth are straight and clean, I'm healthy, I haven't lost any limbs or appendages, and all five of my senses are fully in tact.

As terrible as life can be for some -- war, famine, genocide, torture, disease -- I think most of us can find a reason to be quite satisfied. It is, in part, about having plenty but also letting go of things that cause mental anguish -- fear, envy, bitterness, addiction.







[Have I become a suburban hippie?]

[OriginalWheelman]

No. It's honestly seen as 'uncool' to be happy in this country anymore. I don't get it. People seem to have an attitude of "If you're not upset you're not paying attention!" While you can be mad at a situation, being mad all the time helps no one.

I'm thankful we live in such a great country. While we've got problems to work on, I still feel we have one of the best places to live in the world!

[nissangirl74]

I am thankful for my family. This huge, diverse, family of people from all over the country and the world who love and accept me for exactly who I am. If everything else went away, yeah, I would be sad, but seriously, the people in my life are absolutely the most important thing to me. Love you guys

[Jesda]

I was sober when I made this thread, believe it or not

[stm37s]

I was sober when I made this thread, believe it or not

Too funny man.

I am Thankful for the Lord, for letting me see another day, and being a Good provider for my Family, and keeping me in Good Health and out of Harms way. Besides that everything else pretty much falls right into place. Peace!!

[WDRacing]

Happiness is all about perspective. I have met people all over the globe that live in squalor and still manage to be happy and or thankful for what they have. It's these experiences that sour my impression of a lot of Americans and people in general. The ones that aren't thankful for anything or perceive that they are "owed" something.

I put a new battery in my 240 yesterday so I could troubleshoot a fuel leak. She started right up, AC blew ice cold and the fuel leak was an accessible line that I was able to fix with some hose I had on hand.

Wicked Thankful.

[metalmagician]

Great thread.

I am thankful for my parents for raising me the way I was raised. I never got into drugs or alcohol or any big trouble (besides street racing and the usual off road adventures in the farms). I am also very thankful for the company I work for taking a chance on me. I work for a pipeline contractor and was hired at the age of 19 and became a fully certified pipe welder by 21. I am thankful for my wonderful fiancé and all my family. And I have no regrets in life. Everything is a learning experience. mistakes happen because that is how we learn.

[PapaSmurf2k3]