These days it's too easy for all of us to get caught up in the stress of everyday life and focus on what we need or want. Sometimes it feels like everyone is always striving for more and more and not taking time to appreciate what we already have. Most of us already have everything we need: health, food, water, shelter, clothes, family, and friends.
Girls (and guys) in the sex industry complain about being underpaid and "ONLY making $200 dollars in a night" when there are entire families in third world countries who have to survive off of LESS THAN TWO DOLLARS A DAY.
http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/20...dollars-a-day/
There are people who don't have clean water, clean clothes, 3 meals a day, or shelters to live in, etc. People are starving everywhere so the next time you want to bitch about the waitress getting your order wrong, remember that there are people starving all over the world who would be jumping for joy to eat it.
So why not be thankful for what you have?
"If you have food in the refrigerator clothes on your back, a roof over head and a place to sleep . . .you are richer than 70% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace . . .
you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness . . .
you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this 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.
If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death . . .
you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.
If your parents are still alive and still married…
you are very rare, even in Canada.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful . . .
you are blessed because although the majority can, most do not.
If you can hold someone’s hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder . . .
you are blessed because you can offer healing touch.
If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you, and furthermore,
you are more blessed that over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all."
What are you thankful for today? Everybody should have something to be thankful for. Even if you have a crappy apartment, a crappy car, and a crappy job, you're incredibly lucky!!!!
I'm thankful that I have a beautiful apartment to live in that's in a safe and friendly neighborhood and keeps me cool on hot summer days like today and keeps me warm in the freezing winter. I'm thankful that I have a reliable car. I'm thankful for my friends and family who are extremely supportive. I'm thankful that I have a high-paying job that allows me to live extremely comfortably while saving money for my future. I'm thankful for my boyfriend whom I love unconditionally. I'm thankful for my health and the ability to support myself. I'm thankful for my ability to see and hear. I'm thankful for the countless luxuries that I surround myself with each day.



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. Sometimes instead of saying oh I have a crappy car, or a crappy apartment we should say oh I have a car and it takes me wherever I wanna go and oh I have an apartment that provides me shelter.






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