This Thanksgiving Day

I was going to post a Facebook status, but decided to elaborate on it a little more, so here goes.

Today is a day to give thanks. Thanks for all of the blessings in your life. The daily grind makes it way too easy to lose sight of what is important. Too often, our blessings are allowed to become less important, as trivial things, like our jobs, or our cell phones, become more important.

Or else, for someone like myself, it is too easy to lose yourself in what you've lost in life. As deep as those losses have cut, as big a hole as they may have left in your life, you should never lose sight of your blessings. I was chatting with a new friend one night, one who didn't know the full extent of my story, and when I was done, she thanked me. I couldn't figure out why, but she explained it this way. She said she had been so lost in the loss of her husband, that she had lost sight of what was still here. She was counting her losses, when she should have been counting her blessings.

No matter what is going on in your life, there is someone out there who has it worse. Whatever is going on, it's not the end of the world. A clean sink is not as important as that little face looking up at you, pleading for a story before bed. You may have lost someone close, but don't forget the people who are still here.  Please don't let your true blessings go without thanks, for you never know when they are going to disappear. 

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.