Today, we are celebrating Thanksgiving in the US.
This means... Eating - a lot ! For me too much turkey, stuffing and pie ! Spending time with family With how busy we are on Thanksgiving, it can be easy to forget what it is really about: Being thankful. Sometimes it's not easy to be thankful. Sometimes it's easier to complain. Sometimes it's easier to say "my life sucks." But when we pause for a moment, we'll notice that there are many things we can be thankful for. As an example, if you are reading this email right now, it means that you have a phone, a tablet and a computer and access to the internet. Keep this in mind: 49% of the world does NOT have access to internet. If you have a phone, you have contacts saved in your address book. Who can you text or call today and tell them that they are important to you? I'm sure there's a place around you where you can watch a sunset - or a sunrise if you're an early bird. You can read this email… … so you are luckier than over one billion people who cannot read at all. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness … then you are luckier than the million who will not survive this week. If you can attend any meeting you want—political, religious, social… then you are luckier than 3 billion people in the world. If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep… then you are richer than 75 per cent of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace… then you are among the top eight per cent of the world’s wealthy. If you can get a glass of water right now... then you are luckier than 790 million people who don't have access to clean water. When we pause and think for a moment, we will find at least 10 things that we can be thankful for. Do yourself a favor and write down 5 things that you are grateful for. And you'll experience the "Wonders of Thanksgiving." :-) Stay away from the markets and Enjoy !
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