How can you be thankful?

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How can you be thankful?
by Ralph Marston

How can you be thankful? That’s a great question.

It’s easy to be thankful for the uplifting, enjoyable, and satisfying aspects of your life. Yet there’s great power in also being thankful for the troublesome parts of life.

Gratitude connects you to life’s abundance, and illuminates possibilities. Some of your most valuable possibilities are hidden in the difficulties.

So, ask yourself. How can I be thankful for this?

In your effort to reach an answer, you’ll deepen your understanding of the situation. You’ll discover ways to transform the problem into new strength and value.

How can you be thankful? By knowing that in gratitude and humility, you’ll find new pathways to richness and fulfillment.
© 2019 Ralph S. Marston, Jr.

[Crazy Crow]

This is the perfect topic to end the month!! Thank YOU.

[Queen of Hearts]

And not just through the end of November, but every day!!

[Phantom Phreak]

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary,
because it means you’ve made a difference.

It’s easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.

~Author Unknown

[オタク otaku]

I thank the world for all of you and everything you make me feel.

[Phantom Phreak]

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow –
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out –
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It might be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit –
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

~John Greenleaf Whittier

[Topanga]

Be grateful you’re not in the forest in France
Where the average young person just hasn’t a chance
To escape from the perilous pants eating plants
But your pants are safe, you’re a fortunate guy
You ought to be shouting how lucky am I
Dr. Seuss, Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?

[Markus Walker]

Thank you for reminding me the many ways I can give thanks.

[Kevin Kurson]

Oh, the jobs people work at! Out west near Hawtch-Hawtch there's a Hawtch-Hawtcher bee watcher, his job is to watch. Is to keep both his eyes on the lazy town bee, a bee that is watched will work harder you see. So he watched and he watched, but in spite of his watch that bee didn't work any harder not mawtch. So then somebody said "Our old bee-watching man just isn't bee watching as hard as he can, he ought to be watched by another Hawtch-Hawtcher! The thing that we need is a bee-watcher-watcher!". Well, the bee-watcher-watcher watched the bee-watcher. He didn't watch well so another Hawtch-Hawtcher had to come in as a watch-watcher-watcher! And now all the Hawtchers who live in Hawtch-Hawtch are watching on watch watcher watchering watch, watch watching the watcher who's watching that bee. You're not a Hawtch-Watcher you're lucky you see!
Dr. Seuss, Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?

[lucy hanson]

Thank you for all the dr seuss. His writing makes me feel like a happy child again.

[Miss Ginny]

I needed this. It shows that I still have the power to help others and be helped myself.

[bluebaby82girl]

I am so thankful for all the positive things posted this month.

[Neo]

I can start appreciating how spoiled and blessed I am for literally everything in my life.

[palisades]

Keep asking yourself questions and you will always find more answers and more ways of being thankful.